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October 13, 2017
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was a pivotal event in the geologic careers of many volcanologists. Maybe it drove them to the geosciences, …
October 13, 2017
Today, Finland’s Northern Ostrobothnia region is one of the northernmost places in Europe that can support agriculture. But how this region fared …
October 13, 2017
Large earthquakes can nudge both nearby and distant faults closer to failure, sometimes setting off additional earthquakes halfway around the …
October 13, 2017
If you live near a lava-spewing volcano, it could be helpful to know just how long molten rock might flow during a fiery eruption. In a new …
October 13, 2017
With their massive size, long necks and whip-like tails, the sauropods are one of the most recognizable dinosaur groups. They grew as large as …
October 13, 2017
Mangrove trees, which today thrive in tropical and subtropical climates in the low and midlatitudes, grew in the high Russian Arctic about 56 …
October 13, 2017
Microbes live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, from the crushing depths of deep-sea trenches to scalding geothermal springs. …
October 13, 2017
People take pills to relieve headaches or syrups to ease a hacking cough, and eventually these medications can make their way into streams and …
October 13, 2017
It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie: Worms sent into space return to Earth with two heads. But it isn’t fiction at all. In a …
October 13, 2017
Volcanoes have been the main source of atmospheric carbon over Earth’s history, with some types of eruptions injecting more carbon into the …
October 13, 2017
To reconstruct relationships among extinct plants and animals, paleontologists often compare genetic sequences from distinct organisms or analyze …
October 13, 2017
Not all water corrosivity issues are obvious. For this reason, a hydrogeologist at the Maine Geological Survey, recommends that regular tests be …
October 12, 2017
Lake Huron, situated between Michigan and Ontario, Canada, is the third-largest freshwater lake on Earth by area and one of the five Great Lakes …
October 12, 2017
In the early 1990s, “Jurassic Park” hatched a wild idea: that dinosaurs could be reincarnated using tiny amounts of preserved DNA. In the …
