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Mars May Have Had a Planet-Wide System of Underground Lakes – Smithsonian.com
Mars May Have Had a Planet-Wide System of Underground Lakes Smithsonian.com Today, Mars is a dry, dusty planet with a small smattering of frozen water at its poles. But the Red Planet’s geology indicates that sometime in the past, the place…
Science: New map reveals geology and historical past of Pluto’s moon Charon [Report] – Infosurhoy
Science: New map reveals geology and historical past of Pluto’s moon Charon [Report] Infosurhoy What a difference a planetary flyby makes. Pluto’s moon Charon—once no more than a fuzzy blob of pixels beside a larger blob—now has its first geological …
Geology can explain so much about humanity – Evening Standard
Geology can explain so much about humanity Evening Standard Humanity today exerts an overwhelming influence on the Earth. We are rightly concerned about human-driven climate change, ocean acidification and …
New map reveals geology and history of Pluto's moon Charon – Phys.org
New map reveals geology and history of Pluto’s moon Charon Phys.org What a difference a planetary flyby makes. Pluto’s moon Charon—once no more than a fuzzy blob of pixels beside a larger blob—now has its first geological …
Arya Udry and Chris DeFelice | News Center – UNLV NewsCenter
Arya Udry and Chris DeFelice | News Center UNLV NewsCenter Arya Udry and Chris DeFelice (both Geoscience), along with Zoe Wilbur, ’18 BS Geology; Rachel Rahib, ’15 BS Geology and ’18 MS Geoscience; and Logan …
Gilmore Speaks on Venus's Terrain at American Museum of Natural History – Wesleyan Connection
Gilmore Speaks on Venus’s Terrain at American Museum of Natural History Wesleyan Connection Martha “Marty” Gilmore, the George I. Seney Professor of Geology and professor of earth and environmental sciences, presented a talk at the American Museum …
Heart-Shaped Valentines, from Nature to You – Eos
Heart-Shaped Valentines, from Nature to You Eos You show your love for geoscience in thousands of tiny ways. Your eyes might light up when you see unexpected geology in the rockface alongside the road.
Britain broke off from Europe 450,000 years ago – and it made us the people we are today – The Independent
Britain broke off from Europe 450,000 years ago – and it made us the people we are today The Independent There is much concern, rightly so, at the moment about what humanity is doing to our planet. Our population and environmental…
Origins by Lewis Dartnell review – the surprising bedrock of our civilisation – The Guardian
Origins by Lewis Dartnell review – the surprising bedrock of our civilisation The Guardian Professor Lewis Dartnell makes a compelling case for the influence of geology on human evolution.