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7,845 results for: Geology

  1. Oceans

    Beaked whales may frequent a seabed spot marked for mining

    Grooves in the seafloor may signal that whales visit a region that is a prime target for future seabed mining.

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  2. Climate

    Readers question dark fusion, Antarctic ice melting and more

    Readers had questions about Antarctic ice melting, dark fusion and greenhouse gas emissions.

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  3. Science & Society

    The SN 10: These scientists defy limits to tackle big problems

    With a drive to understand how things work, these young researchers are making a mark in sustainable energy, medicine, astronomy and technology.

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  4. Paleontology

    The Chicxulub asteroid impact might have set off 100,000 years of global warming

    About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid impact set off 100,000 years of global warming, an analysis of oxygen in fish fossils suggests.

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  5. Earth

    A deadly 2014 landslide’s power came from soils weakened by past slides

    Researchers reconstruct how a hillside failed, producing the deadly 2014 Oso landslide.

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  6. Climate

    Why won’t this debate about an ancient cold snap die?

    Critics are still unconvinced that a comet caused a mysterious cold snap 12,800 years ago.

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  7. Earth

    Robots map largest underwater volcanic eruption in 100 years

    High-resolution mapping of a 2012 underwater volcanic eruption just goes to show there’s a lot we don’t know about deep-sea volcanism.

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  8. Planetary Science

    Shallow ice sheets discovered on Mars could aid future astronauts

    Exposed water ice on steep Martian slopes suggest there’s a lot within a meter or two of the surface.

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  9. Science & Society

    Why it’s great to have a geologist in the house

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute enthuses about learning how ancient plans may have helped make Earth muddy.

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  10. Earth

    What the Pliocene epoch can teach us about future warming on Earth

    By simulating the changes that occurred during the warm Pliocene epoch, researchers are trying to predict Earth’s future hundreds of years from now.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Curiosity finds that Mars’ methane changes with the seasons

    The Curiosity rover found seasonally changing methane in Mars’ atmosphere and more signs of organic molecules in an ancient lake bed.

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  12. Earth

    Federal maps underestimate flood risk for tens of millions of people, scientists warn

    New flood maps suggest that the U.S. government underestimates how many people live in floodplains.

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