Continuing my series where I try to define words of volcanic interest, the new Eruptions Word of the Day is a favorite of mine, mostly because my undergraduate thesis on Vinalhaven Island in Maine ...

Has Mars always been cold and dry or was it once warm and wet? Reanalysis of spacecraft data reveals a signature from the surface rocks that indicates their composition has been altered in the ...

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