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Hikers learn to weed invasive species from a national park.
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Geoscience Games to Liven Up Your Holiday Season

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Learn geoscience and have fun while doing it. For 1+ players. Good for all ages.

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Cave Bacon and Other Delectable Science Terms

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As you prepare to feast, save room for springy yellowcake, breadcrust bombs, a cheese course on Mars, and more. Bon appétit!

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If Disney Princesses Were Earth and Environmental Scientists…

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Welcome to an alternate universe where happily ever after includes a dedication to the scientific method.

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Five Weird Archives That Scientists Use to Study Past Climates

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When Your Weird Science Gets Stopped at Airport Security

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“Gamma ray spectrometer,” “rock hammer,” and “putty knife” are not phrases that airport security likes to hear.

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Boiled or Raw, Snail Shells Keep an Environmental Archive

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 December 201715 November 2021

Snail shells discovered at archaeological sites might still accurately record past weather and vegetation despite being the leftovers of a past meal.

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Diamonds Really Do Rain on Neptune, Experiments Conclude

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Researchers subjected hydrocarbon samples in a laboratory to Neptune-like pressures. The samples, reminiscent of molecules found in the ice giant’s atmosphere, compressed into nanodiamonds.

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VIDEO: The Weird, Wonderful Science Behind Titan’s Atmosphere

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Scientists are baffled by a spacecraft’s detection of large molecules in a moon’s atmosphere.

A crowd waits for totality at a 21 August 2017 eclipse viewing party in South Carolina.
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Howling at the Moon with Eclipse Enthusiasts

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From the reporters who stared at goats to poets who tweeted haiku, eclipse watchers across the nation flaunted their weird.

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Eclipse’s Last Major Stop Is Rich in Science and Amazement

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Eclipse celebrations and scientific preparations abound in the final large U.S. population center to see Monday’s total eclipse.

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