Geology

Bill Bryson's 'Really Short History of Nearly Everything' Is The Dream Gift Book For Every Curious Kid

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

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Jesse Kornbluth

Bill Bryson has created "A Really Short History of Nearly Everything," and he's done me -- and you, and every curious kid burdened by a dull textbook or a brain-dead science teacher -- a huge favor.

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Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

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Campbell Bridges Dead: Mob Kills Famous Geologist In Kenya: Police Report

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in...

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Big Science in a Small City (Part 3): In Praise of Cool Scientists

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Life on Mars, Thermal Emission Spectrometer, Gender Differences, Humor, Beer, Big Science, Octopus Tap, Engineering, Soy Supplments, Exercise, Planetary Geology, University of Colorado, Heart Disease, Boulder Colorado, Beer Kegs, Geology, Fhc, Living News
Sharon Glassman

"Science" is a wonderfully broad term, of course. Which makes life here even more fascinating.

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California Thermal Hot Spot Reaches 812 Degrees

Fox News | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

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The ground is so hot in one part of Southern California it can melt the shoes right off your feet. An unexplained "thermal anomaly" caused a patch of...

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