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June 28
Travels in Geology: Coastal Maryland

June 26
Confirming a Chinese earthquake prediction
June 15
Ancient bird fossil makes a splash
May 31
Travels in Geology: Auvergne
May 30
Indonesian quake linked to volcanic activity?
May 19
Hobbit's species status in question


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A Nanotechnology Revolution for the Geosciences
The manipulation of individual atoms and molecules through nanotechnology could have a big impact on alternative energy, resource extraction and pollution control.
Stephen L. Gillett

Extreme Microbes: Testing Lifes Limits
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Microbial life survives in astonishing environmental extremes on Earth, shedding light on the search for life elsewhere in the universe.
Robert M. Hazen

Exploring Life in the High Lakes
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Global Warming: Whose Problem is it Anyway?
The United States needs to stop being an ostrich and start being more of a hawk in the war against global warming.
Michael Glantz

Political Scene
NASA Science: The Sick Man of Federal Research
Due to a lack of funding and support, NASA’s science programs are anemic, potentially limiting opportunities for young scientists engaged in crosscutting research.
Margaret Anne Baker

Geologic Column
Getting Unstuck

Do you have writer’s block or a general lack of inspiration? Some simple tricks could help you turn the light bulb back on.
Lisa Rossbacher

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Natalie Mahowald: Interdisciplinary intellect

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Geomedia
On Exhibit: Art from the rocks
Books: Pleistocene ecology and public policy: A review of Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America

On the Web: Google delves into Mars

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June 20, 1977: Oil Flows From Alaska Pipeline
Nearly 10 years after the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline comes online to move oil from the bay south to the Valdez port.

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