It's not unusual for an archaeologist to get stuck in the past, but Carl Gustafson may be the only one consumed by events on the Olympic Peninsula in 1977.
Archaeology
Nov 7, 2011
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The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2011
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Geologist John Goodge looks for clues about Antarctica's past in the 2 percent of the continent that is not covered in ice!
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the supposedly best understood and least interesting landscapes on Mars is hiding something that could rewrite the planet's history. Or not. In fact, about all that is certain is that decades of assumptions ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2011
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Geologists are warning of shortages and bottlenecks of some metals due to an insatiable demand for consumer products.
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2011
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A geologist's sharp eyes and upset stomach has led to the discovery, and almost too-close encounter, with an otherworldly geological process operating in a remote corner of northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011
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It was a marathon project that took six years and the collection and analysis of some 12,000 soil samples, but an international team of geologists has managed to create the Geochemical Atlas of Cyprus.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- About 3.8 billion years ago, Earth was teeming with unicellular life. A little more than 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was a ball of vaporous rock. And somewhere in between, the first organisms spontaneously ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists determine the size and speed of the meteor by ...
General Physics
Aug 31, 2011
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"What do I remember about an earthquake? I was in the 7th grade. All of a sudden the floor just started shaking. Desks were falling over. Kids were falling on the ground. It was so scary. It happened so quickly!"
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2011
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