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Examining Rocks Under the Microscope
Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold ...
A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.
According to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, it’s probable that this new hydrothermal feature is connected to activity ...
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known ...
The archipelago is estimated to have cost a staggering $12billion (£9.5bn) to build, and is made from 120 million cubic ...
Sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more.
The fourth weekend in March has several community events planned for March 22nd and 23rd, 2025. First on Friday Sonora Odd ...
NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...
With no trees, undergrowth, or official state designation, this underrated spot in Wyoming is famous for 50 million other ...
Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa have much more to ...