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geology
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New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
A typical New England stone wall in Hebron, Conn. Robert M. Thorson, CC BY-ND Robert M. Thorson, University…
MIT Geologists Discover Powerful Carbon-Trapping Ability of a Clay Mineral
At a Glance MIT geologists have made a fascinating discovery about a clay mineral called smectite on the…
When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
Reconstruction of Haikouichthys ercaicunensis based on fossil evidence. Talifero/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Isaac Skromne, University of Richmond Curious…
My job is full of fossilised poop, but there’s nothing icky about ichnology
The author and a colleague on the hunt for fossil traces. Morena Nava Lara Sciscio, Jurassica Museum If…
A Billion Years Are Missing from Grand Canyon Rock—And Scientists Don’t Know Why
Travelers to the United States of America, or even those aspiring to travel there one day, will most…