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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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What is creationism and why is it relevant to science?

Pattielli
May 24, 2004 · Replies 64 · Jun 23, 2004

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Evidence for DNA Panspermia Theory?

Moonrat
Jun 17, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jun 18, 2004

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Why does Earth's magnetic field flip polarity and how does it affect life?

sage
Jun 5, 2004 · Replies 19 · Jun 18, 2004

Replies: 19

U.N. Says Globe Drying Up at Fast Pace

Ivan Seeking
Jun 16, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jun 17, 2004

Replies: 1

Why do ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle?

Razi Abid
May 25, 2004 · Replies 25 · Jun 16, 2004

Replies: 25

Ice cores unlock climate secrets

Ivan Seeking
Jun 10, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jun 10, 2004

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What Are the Different Types of Years and How Are They Defined?

Lindseynh
Jun 7, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jun 8, 2004

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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

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Global dimming and reduced sunlight reaching Earth

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

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World 'appeasing' climate threat

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

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Does the Earth's crust contain more CO2 than the atmosphere?

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

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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

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Rising CO2 levels and global warming from fossil fuels

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

Could large-scale asteroid mining ever be profitable?

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

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How does carbon reveal Earth's prehistoric atmosphere?

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

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Shifting core may have accelerated land movements

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

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Life on Earth Without the Atmosphere: What Would Happen?

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

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Climate Change Caused By Commercial Airliners?

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

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Ascertaining Rock Erosion Rates

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

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Why does carbon-12 in dead tissue remain undisturbed?

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

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

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

Replies: 5

Earth science materials for beginners

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

Replies: 5

How fast is the circumpolar current and how deep does it reach?

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

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The Martian and the Earthman - and the limit concept

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

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Scientists stirred to ridicule ice age claims

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

Replies: 2

Why do humans have a natural sleep cycle of about 26 hours?

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

What is sea level as used for measuring mountain height?

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

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What's Yellowstone's Explosive Secret?

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

Replies: 2

How does Earth's magnetic field affect life on the planet?

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

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Does the upper ionosphere rotate at a different period than the polar crust?

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

Why does winter seem colder if global warming is real?

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

Replies: 10

Does gravity amplify vibrations to heat Earth's core?

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

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Do dogs sense earthquakes before they occur?

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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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

Atmospheric layers, their composition and functions

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

Replies: 2

Scientists forecast drastic extinctions

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

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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

Bam earthquake: 20,000 deaths and destruction of ancient citadel

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

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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

How long until gulf stream interruption cools Europe to Canadian levels?

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

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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

Can you average specific heat capacities when heating multiple substances together?

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 or against a global water canopy 5,000 years ago

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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Volcanic gases and the Permian mass extinction

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

Replies: 6

Lost City of Atlantis expedition

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

Replies: 2

How do archaeologists date Roman pottery artifacts?

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

Replies: 6

Underground fire burning beneath South African community

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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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

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

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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.

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