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| Research
in the Coldest Desert Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys are extremely cold and dry. But life exists here nonetheless, and a multidisciplinary team of scientists is working to understand how. Berry Lyons |
| Investigating
an Arctic Gateway About 20,000 years ago, sea level in the western Arctic dropped, and the Bering Strait was a land bridge. The history of how sea level has risen and fallen in this area is just one piece in understanding the puzzle of Earth’s climate. Julie Brigham-Grette, Lloyd Keigwin and Neal Driscoll |
| From
Magnetism to Meteorites Earth’s highest latitudes hold clues about the future of the magnetic field, the fate of ice sheets and the history of the solar system. Geotimes Staff |
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February:
Geology underground
March:
Burying carbon dioxide
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Energy
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Students: Read our special
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January 31
Everglades
science management under scrutiny
January 24
Arctic bounty of underwater
plumes
January 22
Earthquake hits Mexico
January 14
Unknown life at hydrothermal
vents
January 13
Polar satellite takes
to the sky
January 3
Asbestos under wraps
Webextras
Archive
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Paleontology
in the parks
Biotechnology
peers into
fossils’ past
Whales
beach seismic research
El
Niño gives Earth new spin
Tales
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Comment
Polar Research: A Global Endeavor
Scientists from many disciplines and countries are working at the poles to understand
drivers of climate change.
Karl A. Erb
Political Scene
New Congress Faces Same Issues
When
the 108th Congress convenes this month, lawmakers will face unfinished business.
David Applegate
Geoscience Education
Prepare for the Science Fair!
Today’s
science fair students are asking pointed questions about the environment and
using modern scientific tools to answer them.
Christina Reed
Geophenomena
A
Geophenomena special exhibit
ON
THE COVER Researchers at the University of Rochester's base camp on Agate Fjord in the western Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, High Canadian Arctic. The ridges in the background are Cretaceous basalts that preserve a record of Earth's ancient geomagnetic field. Read a related story online later this month. Photo supplied courtesy of John A. Tarduno, University of Rochester.
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