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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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'A great sadness': Venezuela is first Andean country to lose all of its glaciers (www.nbcnews.com)
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Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife (arstechnica.com)
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Surprising Source of the Stinky Gas (DMS) That's Trying to Cool Our Planet (www.youtube.com)
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The rotation of Earth's inner core is slowing down (www.space.com)
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Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Climate Zones (pudding.cool)
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EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US (theconversation.com)
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The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing? (grist.org)
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Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings: How human drugs are harming animals (www.motherjones.com)
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As the climate changes, many species are teetering on extinction. How much should we intervene? (grist.org)
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There's a Hidden Water Cycle in The Amazon We Barely Know Anything About (www.sciencealert.com)
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Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of Earth's top hazards, comes into sharper focus (phys.org)
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Interesting article about the latest geophysical survey of the Cascadia fault

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A new satellite could help solve one of our climate's biggest mysteries: Clouds (grist.org)
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Major disruption of the Atlantic overturning circulation (AOMC) is not expected from the Greenland Ice Sheet (www.science.org)
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Why seaweed is a jack-of-all-trades in the fight against the climate crisis (www.worldwildlife.org)
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Who’s afraid of Hurricane Debby? The peculiar importance of a storm's name. (grist.org)
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Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis (theconversation.com)
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Giant Tonga Volcanic Eruption Could Disrupt Weather For Years to Come (www.sciencealert.com)
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Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters (theconversation.com)
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Spawns Iceberg A-83 (landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov)
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Mangroves protect communities from storms. Half are at risk of collapse, report finds (www.npr.org)
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Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away. (grist.org)
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"No Mow May" won't fix our biodiversity problems (www.motherjones.com)
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Bay Area city orders scientists to stop controversial experiment (www.sfgate.com)
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The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed. (apps.npr.org)
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