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Ten Questions Shaping Earth Science Identified


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March 12, 2008 -- A new report from the National Research Council presents 10 questions driving the geological and planetary sciences at the start of the 21st century. Some of the questions present challenges that scientists may not understand for decades, if ever; others are more tractable and show promise for significant progress in a matter of years.


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