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Posted August 10, 2012:
Posted August 9, 2012:
- Scientist Discovers Plate Tectonics on Mars
- 1.5 Million Years of Climate History Revealed After Scientists Solve Mystery of the Deep
Posted August 6, 2012:
- Limits of Microbial Life in an Undersea Volcano: Third of Earth's Organisms Live in Rock and Sediments
- USGS Science Goes to Mars
Posted August 2, 2012:
- Vaporizing Earth in Computer Simulations to Aid Search for Super-Earths
- Homing in on a Potential Pre-Quake Signal
Posted August 1, 2012:
- Northwest Earthquake Risk in U.S. Looms Large: 40% Chance of Major Earthquake Within 50 Years
- Tropical Climate in the Antarctic: Palm Trees Once Thrived on Today’s Icy Coasts 52 Million Years Ago
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- New Evidence for Regular Magnitude 8 Earthquakes, Study of New Zealand Fault Shows
- Newfound Gene May Help Bacteria Survive in Extreme Environments: Resulting Microbial Lipids May Also Signify Oxygen Dips in Earth's History
Posted July 23, 2012:
- Rise in Temperatures and CO2 Follow Each Other Closely in Climate Change
- Polar Bear Evolution Tracked Climate Change
- Traveling Through a Volcano: How Pre-Eruption Collisions Affect What Exits a Volcano
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- Geoflow: Space Station Experiments Shed Light on Conditions Deep Inside Earth
- Mercury Mineral Evolution Tied to Supercontinent Assembly Over Last 3 Billion Years
Posted June 23, 2012:
- Lichen Can Survive in Space: Space Station Research Sheds Light on Origin of Life; Potential for Better Sunscreens
- Rio+20 Summit: Earth Observation for Us and Our Planet
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- Northern Lights Process Like Untangling Twisted Strands of Spaghetti?
- Plate Tectonics Cannot Explain Dynamics of Earth and Crust Formation More Than Three Billion Years Ago
Posted May 31, 2012:
Posted May 30, 2012:
- Potentially Civilization-Ending Super-Eruptions May Have Surprisingly Short Fuses
- Landslides Linked to Plate Tectonics Create the Steepest Mountain Terrain
- Why Earth Is Not an Ice Ball: Possible Explanation for Faint Young Sun Paradox
- San Andreas Fault in Santa Cruz Mountains: Large Earthquakes More Frequent Than Previously Thought

