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Join the experts in discussing earth science topics. Earth science is the physical state of the earth and its atmosphere. Such as Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Ecology.

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Uses of Philosophy - Is it the most useless subject on Earth?

quddusaliquddus
May 24, 2004 · Replies 29 · Jun 7, 2004

Replies: 29

Why Are Agricultural Businesses Investing 65% in Irrigation Research?

Cod
Jun 7, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jun 7, 2004

Replies: 1

Look forward to a darker world: 'Global dimming'

Ivan Seeking
May 23, 2004 · Replies 8 · Jun 5, 2004

Replies: 8

World 'appeasing' climate threat

Ivan Seeking
Jun 4, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jun 5, 2004

Replies: 4

CO2 in Earth's Crust: Comparing Levels to the Atmosphere

nautica
Jun 3, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jun 4, 2004

Replies: 3

Is 'The Day After Tomorrow' a Realistic Portrayal of Global Warming Effects?

amp
Jun 3, 2004 · Replies 5 · Jun 4, 2004

Replies: 5

Interactions Between Sedimentary, Igneous, and Tectonic Cycles

Pattielli
Jun 1, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jun 2, 2004

Replies: 4

Carbon Catastrophe: The Impact of Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming

Orion1
Mar 24, 2004 · Replies 10 · May 30, 2004

Replies: 10

Climate Extremes: Observations, Modeling, and Impacts

Ivan Seeking
May 20, 2004 · Replies 15 · May 28, 2004

Replies: 15

Space Mining: Pros, Cons, & Financial Return?

maximus
May 24, 2004 · Replies 2 · May 26, 2004

Replies: 2

Why is Carbon Essential for Understanding Earth's Prehistoric Atmosphere?

Pattielli
May 21, 2004 · Replies 2 · May 22, 2004

Replies: 2

Shifting core may have accelerated land movements

Ivan Seeking
May 22, 2004 · Replies 1 · May 22, 2004

Replies: 1

Life on Earth Without the Atmosphere: What Would Happen?

Thallium
May 13, 2004 · Replies 4 · May 13, 2004

Replies: 4

Climate Change Caused By Commercial Airliners?

Ivan Seeking
May 12, 2004 · Replies 1 · May 12, 2004

Replies: 1

Ascertaining Rock Erosion Rates

Steve LeMaster
May 9, 2004 · Replies 8 · May 11, 2004

Replies: 8

Unraveling the Mystery of Carbon 12 in Dead Tissue

EIRE2003
May 5, 2004 · Replies 2 · May 6, 2004

Replies: 2

What Causes Rivers and Lakes to Appear Green in Glaciated Upland Regions?

EIRE2003
Apr 20, 2004 · Replies 5 · May 5, 2004

Replies: 5

Why Do We Cry? A Beginner's Guide to Earth Science

Vance
May 1, 2004 · Replies 5 · May 4, 2004

Replies: 5

Circumpolar Current: Speed & Depth Through the Ages

kurious
May 3, 2004 · Replies 1 · May 3, 2004

Replies: 1

What are these mysterious round fossils with raised dimples?

wolram
May 1, 2004 · Replies 6 · May 2, 2004

Replies: 6

Creating an Aurora Lights Model for School Fair

benzun_1999
Apr 27, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 29, 2004

Replies: 2

The Martian and the Earthman - and the limit concept

Organic
Apr 10, 2004 · Replies 57 · Apr 27, 2004

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Replies: 57

Scientists stirred to ridicule ice age claims

Ivan Seeking
Apr 16, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 22, 2004

Replies: 2

Unlock the Secrets of Sleep Cycles - Why We Run on 26-Hour Days

Ivan Seeking
Apr 9, 2004 · Replies 6 · Apr 20, 2004

Replies: 6

An Earthly Explanation For UFOs?

Nommos Prime (Dogon)
Apr 13, 2004 · Replies 3 · Apr 15, 2004

Replies: 3

Arctic melt may dry out US west coast

Ivan Seeking
Apr 13, 2004 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2004

Replies: 1

New Clues to Earth's Mangetic Flip-Flops

Ivan Seeking
Apr 8, 2004 · Replies 1 · Apr 9, 2004

Replies: 1

[Freak] `Hurricane` Heading Toward Southern Brazil

Ivan Seeking
Mar 26, 2004 · Replies 5 · Apr 8, 2004

Replies: 5

Radioactive material as it relates to Earth

Aquafire
Mar 10, 2004 · Replies 6 · Apr 2, 2004

Replies: 6

Understanding the Concept of Sea Level in Relation to Mountain Height

Julian Solos
Jan 23, 2004 · Replies 31 · Mar 31, 2004

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Replies: 31

What's Yellowstone's Explosive Secret?

Ivan Seeking
Mar 24, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 24, 2004

Replies: 2

Understanding the Earth's Geo-Magnetic Effect on Life

benzun_1999
Mar 18, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 18, 2004

Replies: 2

Earth's Rotation: Comparing Upper Ionosphere and Polar Crust Periods

Jug
Mar 8, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 10, 2004

Replies: 2

Did Researchers Discover a 'Lost World' of Dinosaurs in Antarctica?

Ivan Seeking
Mar 8, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 8, 2004

Replies: 2

Sedimentary Strata: Why Chronological Build-Up?

Mentat
Mar 4, 2004 · Replies 5 · Mar 5, 2004

Replies: 5

Uncovering the Truth About Global Warming and Winter Temperatures

Julian Solos
Jan 23, 2004 · Replies 10 · Mar 3, 2004

Replies: 10

What is the mechanism behind the heating of the Earth's core?

carl fischbach
Oct 11, 2003 · Replies 83 · Mar 2, 2004

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Replies: 83

Dogs 'have sixth-sense for earthquakes': Ananova.com

Ivan Seeking
Sep 25, 2003 · Replies 22 · Mar 1, 2004

Replies: 22

Earth 'shook off' ancient warming

Ivan Seeking
Feb 4, 2004 · Replies 9 · Feb 27, 2004

Replies: 9

What is Geostrophy and its role in the Earth's core-mantle boundary?

Cunicultor
Feb 8, 2004 · Replies 2 · Feb 9, 2004

Replies: 2

Do You Believe There is Intelligent Life Beyond Earth?

Niels Bohr
Dec 4, 2003 · Replies 32 · Feb 4, 2004

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Replies: 32

Living Without Fossil Fuels: A New Reality

WingZero
Jan 28, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 29, 2004

Replies: 3

Are fossils really nonrenewable?

WingZero
Jan 28, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jan 28, 2004

Replies: 4

Gulf Stream Troubles: What Global Warming Means for Us

Ivan Seeking
Jan 26, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 26, 2004

Replies: 3

What Are the Key Layers of the Atmosphere and Their Role in Climate and Ozone?

Thallium
Jan 20, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 23, 2004

Replies: 2

Scientists forecast drastic extinctions

Orion1
Jan 8, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 22, 2004

Replies: 2

Did UV Radiation from the Sun Cause the Ordovician Extinction?

Orion1
Jan 8, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jan 19, 2004

Replies: 4

'Hole in sky' amazes scientists

Ivan Seeking
Jan 17, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 17, 2004

Replies: 1

What Evidence Suggests Humans Lived in the Arctic 30,000 Years Ago?

Ivan Seeking
Jan 5, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 15, 2004

Replies: 3

What caused the last great extinction event?

NileQueen
Dec 31, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jan 7, 2004

Replies: 1

What Could a New Heaven and New Earth Look Like After the Second Coming?

timejim
Jan 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 6, 2004

Replies: 1

Iran Earthquake: 20,000 Killed, 2000 yr Old Citadel Destroyed

Monique
Dec 26, 2003 · Replies 35 · Jan 3, 2004

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Replies: 35

Unsure of Earth's Plasticity: Water Erosion Questions

Mentat
Dec 20, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jan 2, 2004

Replies: 6

What is the origin of coal and where can coal veins be found?

Mentat
Dec 23, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 31, 2003

Replies: 4

Paleo reversals and the dynamo effect

andycass
Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 9 · Dec 30, 2003

Replies: 9

What causes soil to liquefy during earthquakes?

Andre
Dec 15, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 29, 2003

Replies: 4

Destruction of the human environment.

wasteofo2
Dec 27, 2003 · Replies 1 · Dec 27, 2003

Replies: 1

Temperature begins to fall at dawn

eigenguy
Oct 18, 2003 · Replies 7 · Dec 20, 2003

Replies: 7

Planetary Magnetic Feild Inversion

LURCH
Sep 17, 2003 · Replies 32 · Dec 19, 2003

2

Replies: 32

Will the Badgers' Quest Save Middle Earth?

Lonewolf
Dec 18, 2003 · Replies 2 · Dec 18, 2003

Replies: 2

Could the Earth's Core be a Fission Reactor?

Merlin
Dec 5, 2003 · Replies 16 · Dec 16, 2003

Replies: 16

Solving the Mystery of Heat on Earth: Average Energy Needed to Warm the Planet

Blissfulpain
Dec 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Dec 14, 2003

Replies: 2

Geologic Dating: Accuracy and Methods

Mentat
Dec 10, 2003 · Replies 2 · Dec 11, 2003

Replies: 2

Evidence for a Global Water Canopy: Examining an Ancient Theory

Mentat
Dec 6, 2003 · Replies 5 · Dec 10, 2003

Replies: 5

What is the velocity of the Earth's core?

psyched
Nov 29, 2003 · Replies 6 · Dec 6, 2003

Replies: 6

Hints in Tangential Geostrophy?

Gonçalo
Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 3 · Dec 2, 2003

Replies: 3

Antarctic Prehistory: Evidence of Human Occupation?

leijen
Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 25, 2003

Replies: 4

Earth tilts only a few degrees and the weather changes

Echo 6 Sierra
Nov 24, 2003 · Replies 5 · Nov 24, 2003

Replies: 5

How quickly does the Earth's atmosphere dissipate into space?

Soveraign
Nov 17, 2003 · Replies 5 · Nov 24, 2003

Replies: 5

Is Fog Just a Ground-Level Cloud?

mikelus
Nov 13, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 14, 2003

Replies: 1

Ocean Colour: Why Does Unpolluted Sea Water Look Different?

alchemist
Nov 2, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 4, 2003

Replies: 2

Time Running Out? Curb Global Resource Use?

Greg Bernhardt
Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 36 · Nov 4, 2003

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Replies: 36

The great gas attack: Permian Mass Extinction Theory

Ivan Seeking
Oct 13, 2003 · Replies 6 · Nov 4, 2003

Replies: 6

Explorers on the trail of Lost City of Atlantis: Telegraph UK

Ivan Seeking
Oct 29, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 31, 2003

Replies: 2

Dating Roman Artifacts: Seeking Expert Advice

Tsu
Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 6 · Oct 26, 2003

Replies: 6

Community gripped by mystery [fire] beneath the earth

Ivan Seeking
Oct 14, 2003 · Replies 4 · Oct 16, 2003

Replies: 4

Tokyo earthquake predicted by astronomer?

Ivan Seeking
Sep 20, 2003 · Replies 25 · Sep 30, 2003

Replies: 25

Astronomer Predicts Major Earthquake for Japan

Ivan Seeking
Sep 18, 2003 · Replies 65 · Sep 27, 2003

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Replies: 65

Helicopter Attacks Wiltshire, England: Earthfiles.com

Ivan Seeking
Sep 4, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 4, 2003

Replies: 2

How many LaGrange points does the Earth/Moon system have?

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 5, 2003 · Replies 7 · Jul 6, 2003

Replies: 7

What is the connection between Las Vegas and Nellis Air Force Base?

Ivan Seeking
May 18, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jun 6, 2003

Replies: 6

Are natural disasters signs of Jesus' second coming?

Saint
May 27, 2003 · Replies 6 · May 28, 2003

Replies: 6

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Earth Sciences

Earth sciences encompass a multidisciplinary field focused on the study of the Earth and its various processes. This scientific endeavor encompasses geology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental science.

Geologists investigate the Earth's structure, composition, and the dynamic processes shaping its surface, such as earthquakes and volcanoes. Meteorologists study the atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate. Oceanographers delve into the complexities of the oceans, including currents, marine life, and the impact of human activities. Environmental scientists analyze interactions between human activities and the environment, addressing issues like pollution, climate change, and sustainability.

Together, these Earth sciences contribute to our understanding of the planet's past, present, and future, aiding in the development of strategies for responsible resource management and environmental conservation.

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