Most explosive eruptions occur in volcanoes above subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives beneath the other.
, in Indonesia, produces 25 metric tons of sulfur per
Approximately eight students gather each summer at the Museum for a ten-week experience working with curators, faculty, and post-doctoral fellows.
receive a $6,000 traineeship stipend, as well as per
Explore the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites with Curator Denton Ebel, and learn about the origins of our solar system.
Earth is going around the Sun at about 30 kilometers per
Find out how he became a geologist and what you can learn from studying rocks.
each other at the rate of 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) per
This young naturalist wondered if bacteria cultured from a deep aquifer were less harmful than bacteria found in lake water.
get the approximate number of colony-forming units per
Systematic evaluation of collection data to inform goal-setting and planning.
to grow by approximately 90,000 catalogued entries per
Research Grants and Graduate Student Exchange Fellowships.
work requirement for a paid internship is two days per
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is less than 100 miles from Prudhoe Bay, the nation’s largest oil field. Drilling in the ANWR remains a sensitive topic.
Denser than gas, oil contains more energy per cubic
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Per health and safety guidelines, the maximum number
This young naturalist makes observations about the seven subspecies of marine iguana that live on the Galapagos Islands.
estimated its swimming speed to be about three kilometers per
