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I'm a freelance writer and contributing editor for Scientific American. As an editor, I have helped dozens of scientist-authors translate their jargon for the public. My heart lies with Earth history, but I stray frequently to write about ocean policy, climate change and the environment. My home base is sunny Riverside, CA. Contact: simpson@nasw.org.
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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.
Despite the massive wildfires that have swept the western U.S. in recent years, the region has barely begun paying down the huge fire deficit it has accumulated over the last 100 years.
The USGS today identified 24 regions in Afghanistan with high-value minerals that are ready to be mined.
Two years ago today, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shredded Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Some aid donations went straight to landfills.
On June 6, 1912, the world's largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century shocked a small town in Alaska.
Each visitor transports fewer than 10 seeds on average, but the 30,000+ Antarctic visitors per year has been sufficient for invasive species to gain more than a foothold.
By looking at the throat of a volcano geologists can determine how it will erupt.
Pacific Islanders are on tour working to protect and share their culture before it gets washed away.
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