Geology

Environment / Earth Science

From the January 2005 issue; published online January 2, 2005

42: Geologists Create First New Period in 113 Years
72: Inner Earth Revealed

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73: Plate Tectonic Shifts Suck In Ocean Water
92: Life’s Fifth Element Came From Meteors

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