In Jamestown, Va., historic Jamestowne archaeologists have discovered a virtual time capsule of environmental and cultural data sealed inside an enormous well that may have been built by Capt. John Smith nearly 400 years ago.
The 21st Century Ground Water Systems Conference to be held Oct. 12-13, 2006, in Costa Mesa, Calif., will place a special emphasis on the use of ground water resources.
Pennsylvania flood victims who wish to take advantage of free water well testing kits should contact the regional offices of the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) prior to Sept. 8.
Each year, nearly 40,000 tons of cosmic dust fall to Earth from outer space. Now, the first successful chronological study of extraterrestrial dust in an Antarctic ice core has shown that this amount has remained largely constant over the past 30,000 years, a finding that could help refine efforts to understand the timing and effects of changes in the Earth's past climate.
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