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7,847 results for: Geology
- Ecosystems
Groundwater dropping globally
Nine-year record collected from orbit finds supply dropping mostly due to agriculture.
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New Takes on Historic Quakes
Two centuries on, scientists revisit the magnitudes of New Madrid’s biggest rumbles.
- Earth
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Virginia
The region's largest tremor in recent history hit northwest of Richmond, felt over much of the East Coast.
- Physics
Rare earth elements plentiful in ocean sediments
The economically vital metals could be mined from the deep sea, Japanese geologists propose.
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Loss of eyes in the sky hurts science on the ground
In a clean room at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California sits the next great hope of the United States’ Earth-monitoring program. About the size of a minibus, it is covered in gold foil, riddled with electrical wires, and very clean. This $1.5-billion satellite is state-of-the-art, carrying five advanced instruments to measure everything from […]
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- Earth
Earthly riches heaven sent
A period of heavy meteorite bombardment after Earth's formation may have peppered Earth's outer layers with useful metals.
- Earth
Earth/Environment
Tracking carbon dioxide, fingerprinting uranium and understanding phthalates in boys in this week's news.
- Earth
Earth/Environment
Diamonds from the depths have shallow elements, New Zealand earthquake helped triggered its successor and more in this week’s news.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
Oxygen molecules in space, Earth’s second moon, a mission to Jupiter and more in this week’s news.
- Humans
Infected bats can recover . . . with lots of help
Researchers reported new data today confirming that with enough coddling, many heavily infected bats can recover. The rub: These scientists also pointed out that there really aren’t sufficient resources to save more than a handful this way.
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