Downsizing squeezes basic research at the USGS
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Congressional budget demands and a reorganization by director Gordon Eaton will result in an unknown number of layoffs and a serious reduction in the basic-research agenda. The Geologic Division, now the main source of basic research and data on geology, will be mission- and customer-oriented.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
Management, Finance, Geological research, United States. Geological Survey, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Earth's core spins at its own rate
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Seismologists have discovered that the Earth's inner core spins more quickly than the rest of the planet. The core has gained nearly one tenth of a turn since the mid-1960s. The rate of rotation could be as high as once in 400 years.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
Reports, Earth, Geophysical research, Core (Geology)
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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