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WaterWords–Continental Margin

WaterWords–Continental Margin

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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The Secret Life of Bubbles

The Secret Life of Bubbles

GEOMAR experts Jens Greinert and Tim Weiss provide a more complete picture of undersea bubbles than you ever thought possible.

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WaterWords–Methanotroph

WaterWords–Methanotroph

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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WaterWords–Methanogen

WaterWords–Methanogen

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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Spinning a Food Web Nearly Three Thousand Feet Underwater

Spinning a Food Web Nearly Three Thousand Feet Underwater

USGS Scientists Jennie McClain-Counts and Amanda Demopoulos explain how this cruise will shed light on the relationships between living things...

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WaterWords–Methanogenesis

WaterWords–Methanogenesis

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor science syntax!

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WaterWords–Methane Seep

WaterWords–Methane Seep

Keep up to speed with our Falkor research cruise with this latest seafloor science syntax!

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Seeking the Seeps

Seeking the Seeps

We're setting sail onboard the R/V Falkor for 21 days of deepsea science. Lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos shares what she's excited about as we head...

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Volunteers Collect and Edit Over 400K Structure Points!

Volunteers Collect and Edit Over 400K Structure Points!

The National Map Corps volunteers are a force that can't be stopped! In just over a year, volunteers have collected another 100,000 structures points...

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Exploring the Grand Canyon – 150 Years Later

Exploring the Grand Canyon – 150 Years Later

Today, the USGS and partnering organizations are embarking on a trip down the Green and Colorado rivers to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the...

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Announcing the 2019 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp at West Virginia University

Announcing the 2019 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp at West Virginia University

Program coordinators are now accepting applications for the 2019 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp

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Editing over the Holidays!

Editing over the Holidays!

The holidays are always a busy and sometimes stressful time of year: food to cook, houses to clean, trips to plan, gifts to buy, family to coordinate...

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