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“Exploration”

Sep 10, 2011 03:19 PM ET // Sarah Simpson
The wealth of Afghanistan's geologic resources could be double the cost of what the U.S. has spent waging war against terrorists in that country. DNews talks with Said Mirzad of the U.S. Geologic Survey.
Jan 17, 2012 01:50 AM ET // Kieran Mulvaney
One month after Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole. Ten weeks later, he is dead.
Sep 8, 2010 11:15 AM ET // Michael Reilly
A new expedition into Antarctica will investigate how much methane is bubbling from the ocean floor, and whether it will have a significant impact on global climate.
Jul 21, 2010 10:32 AM ET // Zahra Hirji
Hiking enthusiasts are interested in extending the Appalachian Trail along its proper geological trajectory across international boundaries.
Sep 21, 2010 01:29 PM ET // Michael Reilly
For heat-loving microbes, it's a long wait to get warm at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
Jun 23, 2010 12:10 AM ET // Michael Reilly
Underground microbes have been found converting waste CO2 and coal into natural gas. Left in the ground, the dirty fossil fuel might be transformed into a source of renewable energy.
Mar 7, 2012 12:51 PM ET // Christina Reed
The new term "hydrothermal seep" describes extreme temperatures colliding at frigid depths.
Oct 1, 2011 06:59 AM ET // Tim Wall
SCUBA divers have explored the bottom of the Dead Sea and found microbial life and freshwater springs.
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