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Geology

Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.

A collection of remarkable geological artifacts that invite and inspire us to see rocks in new ways.

Discover the history and uses of zinc.

Swirling water sculpts elaborate patterns of underwater dunes.

Bubbling sand evokes a geothermal landscape.

Air—not water—erupts through fine powder to sculpt these roiling streams.

"Clouds" of iron particles dart and dance in a magnetic field.

Sediment cores offer clues to the many histories of the Bay.

Sand falling through water creates turbulence and complex patterns.

The timing of the eruptions of these geysers depends on water temperature and pressure.

Does the sand all pile up in the same way?

Swirling sand evokes a desert landscape.

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