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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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Favorite Headstones and Mapping

Favorite Headstones and Mapping

The National Map Corps encourages and leverages volunteer citizen scientists to update structure data to The National Map. To reward, recognize and...

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Celebrating Geologic Map Day 2018

Celebrating Geologic Map Day 2018

In celebration of Earth Science Week and Geologic Map Day, the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program is highlighting several exciting...

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Searching for Great Geologic Maps

Searching for Great Geologic Maps

The USGS Announces Final Call for Abstracts: Best Student Geological Map Competition at GSA Indianapolis.

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EarthWord - Microbiome

EarthWord - Microbiome

You’ve heard of tiny houses, introducing (really) tiny communities - microbiomes!

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Backcountry Travel for Science: Studying the Source of Groundwater in the Grand Canyon

Backcountry Travel for Science: Studying the Source of Groundwater in the Grand Canyon

When you think of a day in the life of a scientist, adventure may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, many scientists find themselves...

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EarthWord-Genomics

EarthWord-Genomics

This EarthWord tells you who and what you are REALLY…

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geo163 Takes Off

geo163 Takes Off

A prolific map editor and longtime volunteer with The National Map Corps has reached the top program award.

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Announcing the Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp at West Virginia University

Announcing the Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp at West Virginia University

Program coordinators are now accepting applications for the 2018 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp.

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Aquatic Critters Can Tell Us a Lot About How to Improve Stream Health

Aquatic Critters Can Tell Us a Lot About How to Improve Stream Health

A trio of recently released studies shows how fish, macroinvertebrates, and algae are affected by chemical and physical stressors

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Illuminating the Past to Guide the Future

Illuminating the Past to Guide the Future

On a humid August morning in south-central Alaska, a group of scientists hiked for four miles along a horse trail armed with rifles and an order to...

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