Results for keyword: geology
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Researchers go to Utah to experience another planet: Mars
At the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, researchers consider the possibility of exploring the red planet.
by Staff, Apr 10, 2013 -
Braving landfills, dodging avalanches, all for the sake of geoscience
The intrepid scientific grunts behind the Plate Boundary Observatory roam the West keeping tabs on weird-looking far-flung GPS stations.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Apr 17, 2012 -
Washington's Hanford Reservation and nuclear plant may lie on faults
Brian Sherrod, a government paleoseismologist, believes cities and infrastructure in eastern Washington may be far more earthquake-prone than previously realized.
by Bill Lascher, Oct 26, 2011 -
Out stealing rocks from special places
The author leaves no trace -- but sometimes leaves with a trace of local geology in his pocket.
by Brendan Leonard, Oct 06, 2011 -
Down the wormhole
An obscure cave near Steamboat Springs, Colo., contains rare hydrogen sulfide-consuming worms that might hold a key to extraterrestrial life forms.
by Jennie Lay, Feb 23, 2010 -
After the Floods
The Ice Age Floods reshaped the landscape of eastern Washington -- and our knowledge of geology.
by Eric Wagner, Nov 22, 2009 -
A scientist's view of change
In Of Rock and Rivers, Ellen Wohl, a geomorphologist, reads the story behind the Western landscape.
by Valerie Rapp, Nov 22, 2009 -
Time to breathe
Stargazing and geology satisfy the spiritual needs of a Utah writer and teacher.
by Christopher Cokinos , May 28, 2009 -
A geography of the imagination
In Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, edited by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney, 45 diverse writers define unusual geographical terms used across the country.
by Eliza Murphy, Mar 05, 2007 -
Energy illusions
A BLM report issued in late 2006 appears to show that less land is available for energy exploration now than in 2003, but a closer look shows that appearances are deceiving.
by Michelle Blank, Feb 05, 2007
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