Earth science describes the planet’s features, patterns, composition and the processes operating within and on its surface, its history, and life. Earth scientists seek to understand these and answer ...

As an earth science education major, you will learn basic principles of how the Earth and other planets work. You will gain an understanding of our planet’s place in the solar system and universe, ...

Congress vested responsibility for the administration of the Smithsonian in a Board of Regents, consisting of the Chief Justice of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, three ...

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Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school. By Matt Kaplan The world is split up into continents ...

Global warming during the Last Interglacial period caused so much Arctic ice to melt that Atlantic currents collapsed — and ...

From the development of new materials that make airplanes lighter to the exploration of alternative fuels, the aviation industry is making strides toward reducing its carbon footprint. The Salton ...

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Sep. 30, 2024 — Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to ...

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Princeton’s earth science list ranges widely, with particular strengths in climatology, ocean science, atmospheric science, and the biogeosciences. Our books often employ quantitative and ...

A proposal to codify a new geological epoch based on humanity's influence on Earth is rebuffed. Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.