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October 30, 2019

WaterWords-Aragonite

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

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October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

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October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Remotely Operated Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

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October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Deep Sea

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

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October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Telepresence

Keep up to speed with our EXPRESS research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

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October 3, 2019

Volunteers Mapping the Nation

A dedicated and prolific citizen science volunteer with The National Map Corps endorses participation in TNMCorps project.

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September 6, 2019

Expect the Unexpected: Geology and Maya Warfare

An unexpected thing happened on the way to publishing a geology research paper recently.

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August 27, 2019

Citizen Scientist Making a Difference

An engaged volunteer of The National Map Corps crowdsourcing program tells his story about the citizen science project.

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August 21, 2019

“USGSTaylor” Flying High

A dedicated and prolific citizen science volunteer with The National Map Corps has reached the top crowdsouring program award.

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July 25, 2019

Piping Plovers Benefited from Hurricane Sandy

Storms and undeveloped coastlines can create and maintain habitat for this species, which is threatened along the Atlantic coast.

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July 3, 2019

Bringing the Bubbles Home

As our cruise ends, lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos brings it all together and charts the path forward

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July 2, 2019

Voyage of Luck

I cannot believe how lucky we’ve been.

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