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Sensing the deep oceanFuturistic robots may be coming soon to an ocean… |
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Cassini spacecraft finds evidence for liquid water on EnceladusIn a recent article in Christian Science Monitor, titled "Cassini spacecraft finds evidence for liquid water on Enceladus", writer Pete Spotts looks at new research supporting the possibility of finding life beyond Earth on Saturn's moon Enceladus… |
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Earth Week: Celebrating our relationship with our planetEarth Week at Arizona State University kicked off Monday, April 18, with the first of several events, including exciting and captivating presentations, lectures, panels, interactive installations and tours, all in… |
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Extreme climate change linked to early animal evolutionAn international team of scientists has uncovered new evidence linking early animal evolution to extreme climate change. A dramatic rise in atmospheric oxygen levels has long been speculated as the trigger for early animal evolution. In the Sept. 27 issue of the… |
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ASU scientists play key roles in new NASA mission to Jupiter's moon EuropaThree scientists in Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) – Philip Christensen, Mikhail Zolotov and Everett Shock – are involved with NASA's newly announced robotic mission to investigate whether conditions suitable for life exist at… |
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ASU researchers develop new model of Earth's dynamic interiorSeeking to better understand the composition of the lowermost part of Earth’s mantle, located nearly 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) below the surface, a team of Arizona State University researchers has developed new simulations that depict the dynamics of deep Earth.… |
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From Earth's oceans to space and back: one ASU professor’s journeyTransitions are often a part of professional life as a scientist. After moving to Arizona’s Sonoran desert many years ago, oceanographer Susanne Neuer discovered herself facing exciting but challenging changes in her career. Unexpectedly, these changes led her to a new… |
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Ocean chemistry research on Eight, Arizona PBSASU professor Ariel Anbar and graduate student Gregory Brennecka talk with Horizon host Ted Simons about Earth’s largest mass extinction event, the end-Permian mass extinction. The ASU-led team measured uranium isotopes in ancient carbonate rocks and found that a… |
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Itokawa: water discovered in asteroid samples for first time—and it could reveal orgins of Earth's oceans |
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Earth Day’s roots tied to 1969 oil spillMillions worldwide will gather on April 22 to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service projects. But how many know Earth Day's origin story? Earth Day now encompasses anything from climate change to… |