Items Tagged With geology
U.S. presidential candidates and positions on Space, Science
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-01 10:30:47
The citizens of the United States are in the midst of its election of a new president in 2008. Their responses to the topics of space, science, and education say much about their campaigns and how they will direct the country.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-01 10:30:47
The citizens of the United States are in the midst of its election of a new president in 2008. Their responses to the topics of space, science, and education say much about their campaigns and how they will direct the country.
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Mars rover Spirit makes important “life” find, now scrambling for its own life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-11 11:57:40
NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-11 11:57:40
NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.
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World study: if American, ancestors walked Bering land bridge
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-11-28 11:52:29
Genetic data shows that about 12,000 years ago eastern Asian peoples walked over the Bering Strait land bridge that temporarily connected Siberia and North America.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-11-28 11:52:29
Genetic data shows that about 12,000 years ago eastern Asian peoples walked over the Bering Strait land bridge that temporarily connected Siberia and North America.
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Diamonds are forever; well, at least 4.25 billion years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Sharp eyes of geologist find meteorite debris from Sudbury crater in Minnesota
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Homestake Gold Mine in Dakota Black Hills selected as next national laboratory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-10 21:17:04
On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-10 21:17:04
On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.
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Who says size doesn’t matter: Earth is 0.2 inches shorter
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Ancient DNA finds Greenland's past a land of trees and butterflies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Enceladus geysers might be from plate friction, not erupting ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 17:10:40
Two independent studies on Saturn's moon Enceladus show that geyser formation may be due to ice plates grinding together to produce eruptions of vapor into the atmosphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 17:10:40
Two independent studies on Saturn's moon Enceladus show that geyser formation may be due to ice plates grinding together to produce eruptions of vapor into the atmosphere.
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385-million-year-old fossil reveals first tree
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-04-18 17:09:21
British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-04-18 17:09:21
British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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