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Dune Universe Inspires Titan’s Nomenclature
Across the solar system, science collides with science fiction in literary ways.
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Big Science, Small Package: The Joys of Writing Science for Kids
Science writer Ilima Loomis, author of the new book Eclipse Chaser, shares her secrets for translating science speak for young audiences.
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Direct Air Capture Offers Some Promise in Reducing Emissions
The method offers potential in helping reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but faces technological and economic hurdles.
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A Streetcar for the Digital Age
A Streetcar to Subduction for the digital age: AGU revises a classic guidebook using Google Earth.
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Was Ahab Truly “Lord of the Level Loadstone”?
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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Developments in the Continuing Search for New Mineral Deposits
New developments in the science of ore genesis and exploration could address the challenges of finding new mineral deposits for our increasingly materialistic world.
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Honoring Volcanologist David Johnston as a Hero and a Human
A new biography details the life and legacy of the scientist who died on Mount St. Helens.
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New Book Examines the Legacy of Apollo
As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing nears, a new book looks back on the race to the Moon.
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Integrated Workflow Approach for Petroleum Engineering Problems
The author of a new book describes the challenges faced in making calculations for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction and how an integrated workflow approach can reduce uncertainties.