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Geoscience (also called Earth Science) is the study of Earth. Geoscience includes so much more than rocks and volcanoes, it studies the processes that form and shape Earth's surface, the natural resources we use, and how water and ecosystems are interconnected. Geoscience uses tools and techniques from other science fields as well, such as chemistry, physics, biology, and math! Read more...

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This coral reef has given scientists hope for years. Now they’re worried. (www.vox.com)
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An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds (arstechnica.com)
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Humans know very little about the deep sea. That may not stop us from mining it. (grist.org)
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Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales (www.bbc.com)
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All of Earth's water in a single sphere! | U.S. Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov)
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NOAA Affirms Expectations for Extraordinarily Active Hurricane Season (insideclimatenews.org)
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The world's largest iceberg is stuck twirling in an ocean vortex (www.npr.org)
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A whole new view on glacier melting in Antarctica (www.gu.se)
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Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future (theconversation.com)
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Tropical Glaciers in the Andes Are the Smallest They’ve Been in 11,700 Years (insideclimatenews.org)
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Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync (grist.org)
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How Great was the “Great Oxidation Event”? - Eos (eos.org)
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Simulating worlds on the GPU: Four billion years in four minutes (davidar.io)
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When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues (www.npr.org)
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Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea (theconversation.com)
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Scientists Shocked by Electric Rocks Producing Oxygen in Deep Ocean (gizmodo.com)
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Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries' (www.bbc.com)
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Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists (www.nature.com)
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‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences (www.theguardian.com)
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Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet (www.sciencedaily.com)
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New study reveals that mussels, oysters and other sealife contains an excess amount of fiberglass (www.salon.com)
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It's Not Just Shein: Why Are ALL Your Clothes Worse Now? (www.youtube.com)
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How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mining (grist.org)
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Did this citizen scientist develop the perfect, chemical-free lawn? (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Continuous sterane and phytane δ13C record reveals a substantial pCO2 decline since the mid-Miocene, suggesting climate sensitivity far higher than previous IPCC models (www.nature.com)
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