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Science showcase: Columbia open house offers hands-on lessons about how Earth works
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDo you know about Oobleck? You can learn about that non-Newtonian fluid and more science on Oct. 14...
Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMarie Tharp at her drafting table in Lamont Hall, circa 1961.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and...
Tree rings helped identify a 160-year old wreck off Argentina as lost Rhode Island whaler
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA whaling ship that left Warren, Rhode Island more than 150 years ago likely sailed 10,000 miles...
New climate record is a reminder: Earth used to be way hotter, the oceans way higher
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCarbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere are at their highest point in human history, a study...
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTharp with an undersea map at her desk. Rolled sonar profiles of the ocean floor are on the shelf...
Our Vocabulary Is Adapting to a Hotter Planet
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCredit - Getty Images There was no way of knowing on Aug. 8, 1975, just how many readers turned to the new paper in the journal Science by geochemist...
Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSalem Fire Department paramedics attend to a man sitting on the pavement as they respond to a heat...
Bottled water packed with nanoplastics, study finds
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously...
Experiment reveals ‘startling’ discovery about the water that drips into New York City subways
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLiving in New York and taking the subway, it’s likely you’ve heard someone say: “Watch out for the...
All-women Purdue team of scientists travel to Antarctica for ancient research
Journal & Courier via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. − In an effort to dig into the Earth's past, one Purdue associate professor,...