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7,844 results for: Geology

  1. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2006

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2006.

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  2. Humans

    Letters from the July 23, 2005, issue of Science News

    Clearly a problem? “Built for Blurs: Jellyfish have great eyes that can’t focus” (SN: 5/14/05, p. 307) states that “the resulting blurred view is good enough for spotting large objects such as mangrove roots.” It seems to me that the article is missing the crucial biological question presented by these eyes. My understanding is that […]

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  3. Planetary Science

    Cassini eyes youthful-looking Saturnian moon

    On July 14, the Cassini spacecraft came within 175 kilometers of the south polar region of Saturn's bright, tiny moon Enceladus, revealing a tortured terrain of faults, folds, and ridges.

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  4. Paleontology

    Mammoth Findings: Asian elephant is closest living kin

    DNA studies suggest that the woolly mammoth is more closely related to the Asian elephant than to the African elephant.

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  5. Planetary Science

    Enceladus: Small but feisty

    Close-up observations of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus reveal that its south pole is hotter than its equator and that the icy satellite continues to undergo eruptions.

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  6. Chemistry

    Whiff Weapon: Pheromone might control invasive sea lampreys

    Researchers have characterized the primary components of the migratory pheromone that guides sea lampreys to suitable spawning areas.

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  7. Animals

    Great Galloping Crinoids: Lilylike sea animal takes a brisk walk

    A sea creature called a stalked crinoid may look as motionless as a flower on a stem but a video has revealed it practically jogging across the ocean floor. Video.

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  8. Earth

    Global Wetting and Drying: Regions face opposing prospects for water supply

    In the next half century, rivers and streams in some parts of the world will diminish in flow, while waterways elsewhere rise in output, according to a new analysis of climate simulations.

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  9. Chemistry

    Gritty Clues

    Archaeologists are tying chemical signatures found in the soil to past human activity.

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  10. Earth

    Invisible Rivers

    The fresh water that seeps from continents into coastal waters via submarine springs is a phenomenon that many scientists are just beginning to appreciate, model, and accurately measure.

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  11. Humans

    Books for Late Summer

    The writers of Science News present wide-ranging recommendations of books for readers to pack for their late-summer vacations.

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  12. Ecosystems

    Light All Night

    New digital images demonstrate that artificial light from urban areas penetrates deep into some of America's most remote wild places, where it may disrupt ecosystems that have evolved with a nightly quota of darkness.

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