Earth Science
Drilling in Japan Trench by international scientific team finds unusually thin, slippery geological fault.
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Study shows why pollution results in larger, deeper and longer lasting storm clouds, leading to colder days and warmer nights.
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As NASA prepares to launch a new Martian probe, a MagLab scientist has uncovered what may be the first recognized example of ancient Martian crust.
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Researchers now have stronger evidence of granite on Mars and a new theory for how the granite – an igneous rock common on Earth -- could have formed there, according to a new study. The findings suggest a much more geologically complex Mars than previously believed.
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One of the things Dr. Richard Miller thinks is coolest about working as part of a team investigating the origin and mapping of water on the lunar poles is that he can look up at night or when the moon rises during the day and see the object of his research.
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Land-based lava pillars in Iceland may have formed through an unusual reaction typically seen deep under the sea.
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The key to a better understanding of the carbon cycle, the flow of contaminants, even the sustainable growth of biofuel crops, starts with the ground beneath your feet. More specifically, it starts with the genomes of the microbes that live in the water and sediment beneath your feet.
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A University of Alabama in Huntsville graduate student and a recent UAH doctoral graduate are exploring surprising data from Voyager 1's crossing of the heliopause into the interstellar medium of our galaxy.
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Massive underwater shield volcano rivals biggest in solar system.
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MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University students are helping protect the environment and reduce public health risks.
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Where is one of the "most awesome college labs" in the country? According to Popular Science, awesomeness can be found at The University of Akron in the lab of microbiologist/geologist Hazel Barton.
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The University of Washington research vessel Thomas G. Thompson is loading up for six weeks at sea. When the team returns to Seattle in late August they will have extended the cabling to key research sites, an important part of building the first real-time, continuous eye on the mysterious creatures, currents and geologic forms in waters off the Pacific Northwest coast.
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