Biogeosciences
Life finds a way in the most extreme environments on Earth and sparks the imagination about far-off places where we may yet find it.
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Geology & Geophysics
Herman Melville’s bicentennial provides a good excuse to examine how well the Pequod’s monomaniacal mariner knew his geomagnetic magic.
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Was Ahab Truly “Lord of the Level Loadstone”?
Geology & Geophysics
How did the research trip go? Better check the selfies—I mean, field log.
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Scientists Who Selfie from the Field
Atmospheric Sciences
An undergraduate project redefines the h-index.
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Hotness and Coldness Indexes Based on the Fahrenheit Scale
Planetary Sciences
We’re sending a mission back to Titan, and it’s time to celebrate.
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Spirits Are Flying High for Dragonfly and Titan
Geology & Geophysics
Musical numbers include an Italian fault and a tour of an African greenstone belt.
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Rock On with a Group That Makes Music from Geophysical Data
Education
Some spellers found that their Earth and space science words were honey sweet. Others were bee-trayed by stinging spellings.
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Un-bee-lievable Geoscience Words in Record-Breaking Spelling Bee
Geology & Geophysics
Student artists explore a mysterious metallic world through acrylic, ceramic, LEDs, and even string.
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Metal Asteroid Inspires Works of Art
Geology & Geophysics
Mars is red. The ocean is blue. Auroras glow bright, and Pluto loves you, too.
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Heart-Shaped Valentines, from Nature to You
Geology & Geophysics
As the year comes to a close, look back on interesting Earth and planetary science phenomena captured on camera.
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