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| The
Complex World along Mid-Ocean Ridges The life forms living at hydrothermal vents are affected everyday by the complex geology of these seafloor systems. Scientists are taking a multidisciplinary approach to understand this interchange. Deborah Hassler, Liz Goehring and Charles Fisher |
| Minerals
on Land, Minerals in the Sea An economic geologist recounts what ancient hydrothermal systems and modern ones can say about each other. Steven Scott |
| Technology:
Lighting the Mysteries of the Abyss
High-tech filming of mid-ocean ridges is shedding new light on some curious features. Christina Reed |
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Later this month: Lighting
the Mysteries of the Abyss,
A Year in the Sausage Factory
January: Research
at the poles
February: Geology underground
Announcing
Energy
Notes: Read this month's energy notes
and link to a new archive of past energy numbers!
Students: Read our special
careers page.
December 19
Ohio votes no to Intelligent Design
December 12
Tales from a warming Arctic
December 4
Bush officials
weigh climate change options
November 27
Inspectors
armed with geophysics
Webextras
Archive
News
Notes
Choked
into extinction
Mapping West Nile virus
A dinosaur’s wasted legacy
Fast and slow plates
B.C. methane hydrates
The tricky business of reserve estimation
Comment
Apollo’s
Legacy
Thirty years ago this month, the final Apollo mission brought a geologist to
the Moon. Here he reflects on how the program still shapes our future.
Harrison H. Schmitt
Plus: A special Benchmarks
that looks back 30 years to Schmitt's moon landing.
Political Scene
A Year in the Sausage Factory
AGI’s
congressional science fellow looks back on his Capitol Hill experience.
David Curtiss
Geophenomena
Mount
Etna roars
Alaska rumbles
Energy and Resources
Soot darkens
diesel benefits
Rock Core OK
ON
THE COVER On the Cover: This black smoker chimney sits on the East Pacific Rise at 9 degrees 50 minutes north latitude in the Pacific. The photo was taken during the filming of the IMAX movie Voyage into the Abyss. Read the story online. Photo courtesy of The Stephen Low Company.
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