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On Alien Worlds, Exotic Form of Ice May Transport Nutrients | Space
A high-pressure form of water ice known as ice VII has been shown to be capable of transporting salts rather than expelling them. Any potential alien life in the waters of vast ... - Read More
Dave Montgomery's New Book: Healthier Soils Mean Healthier People.
ESS faculty member, geomorphologist David Montgomery, has been exploring how practices that rebuild soil health affect the quality of the food that comes from that soil. His new ... - Read More
Seismologist: Oregon Earthquakes Not a Precursor of the 'Big One' | MyNorthwest
You can take a breath of relief -- the earthquakes that occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast this week are not a precursor of the "Big One." Several earthquakes ... - Read More
Study Says Worst-case Northwest Tsunami Risk is Underestimated | KIRO 7
It's hard to imagine anything worse than the 2011 tsunami in Japan. But a professor at the University of Southern California says an even larger tsunami could potentially hit the ... - Read More
A Mega-tsunami in the Pacific North-west? It Could Be Worse Than Predicted, Study Says | The Guardian
Scientists find the size of the 'outer wedge' of a faultline can magnify a rupture's impact, worrying news for a fault running from Vancouver Island to northern California. Harold ... - Read More
Study: Regenerative Farming Boosts Soil Health, Yielding More Nutritious Crops | Mongabay
A recent study, published in the journal PeerJ, compared the nutritional content of food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices -- those that build ... - Read More
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day | PBS
PBS NOVA explores a new theory for what caused the dinosaur extinction, based on evidence from Montana. UW Provost Mark Richards, professor of Earth and space sciences, is ... - Read More
Pandemic Delays Afflict Polar Science
The COVID19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Antarctic sciences, hitting an enterprise that was already stretched. Among the projects affected is the UW-led "Hercules ... - Read More
Huge Groundwater System Discovered Under Antarctica | Gizmodo
Geophysicists used remote sensing to see reservoirs beneath the surface. That water could speed up the loss of ice as the climate warms. Brad Lipovsky, assistant professor of ... - Read More
New Hope That Alien Life Could Thrive in Oceans on Jupiter and Saturn's Moons | Yahoo! News
Could alien life forms lurk in the icy oceans of Jupiter and Saturn's moons such as Titan, Ganymede or Europa in our own solar system? NASA and others aim to find out, with ... - Read More
'Expedition Titan' Turns Saturn's Moon into a Mixed-reality Thrill Ride | GeekWire
It's doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn's largest moon -- but you can do the next best thing at Seattle's Pacific Science Center, ... - Read More
Experiments Measure Freezing Point of Extraterrestrial Oceans to Aid Search for Life

Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley have conducted experiments that measured the physical limits for the existence of ... - Read More
Devastating Ice Age Floods That Occurred in the Pacific Northwest Fascinate Scientists | Smithsonian Magazine
The Scablands were formed by tremendous and rapid change, and may have something to teach us about geological processes on Mars. Kelsay Stanton, a doctoral student in Earth and ... - Read More
Forensic Seismology Reveals Details of Nearly-simultaneous (but Unrelated) Explosion and Fireball
Updates to PNSN investigations about recent mystery booms on Orcas Island. Part of the mystery was a fireball high in the atmosphere seen around the same time as probably ... - Read More
Discovering the Cause of Mystery Booms on Orcas Island | KUOW
Steve Malone, research professor emeritus of Earth and space sciences at the UW, discusses using seismic readings for tracking down the causes of the noise. - Read More
Food Grown on Regenerative Farms Could Actually Be Healthier for You | Modern Farmer
A preliminary study led by UW's David Montgomery looks at the link between regenerative agriculture methods and their impact on food nutrients. - Read More
When a Seattle Earthquake Zone Fault is Detected by Your House | The Seattle Times
Earthquakes are personal. Amid all the descriptions of generalized suffering lies your own story. And mine. Bernard Hallet, professor emeritus of Earth and space sciences at the ... - Read More

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By Instructor

Instructor	Autumn 2021	Winter 2022	Spring 2022
TBD	115, 403, 408, 410, 411, 452, 453, 472, 490, 498, 499, 511, 557, 558, 559, 575, 581, 587, 590, 595, 597, 599, 600, 700, 800	103, 490, 562	0, 418, 590, 595, 597, 599
Baptiste, Journaux	102	102	102
Brian, Collins	541		426, 526
Bruce, Nelson	489
Cailey, Condit			312
Cowan, Darrel		463
David, Montgomery	230, 562	311, 418	422, 581
Drew, Gorman-Lewis	313	457, 567	482, 582
Fangzhen, Teng	501	439	316
Bergantz, George	462		106
Gerard, Roe	201, 594		519, 594
Kathy Goetz, Troost	592, 601	447, 547, 592, 601	510, 518, 592
Gregory, Wilson	448
Harold, Tobin	314		105, 562
John, Stone	211	461	445
Crider, Juliet	509, 518, 601	212, 518, 601	490, 601
Huntington (née Ruhl), Katharine		590
Creager, Kenneth		412, 512
Christianson, Knut	431, 505	531
Brown, J. Michael	502	454
Harrell, Mike	106	106	305
Peter, Ward			451
Buick, Roger		450	213
Martin, Ruth	100	100, 492	104
Steven, Walters	420	421, 520	420, 521
Swanson, Terry	101, 492	101, 315, 492	101, 433, 492

By Level

Credits	Autumn 2021	Winter 2022	Spring 2022
100	100, 101, 102, 106, 115	100, 101, 102, 103, 106	101, 102, 104, 105, 106
200	201, 211, 230	212	213
300	313, 314	311, 315	305, 312, 316
400	403, 408, 410, 411, 420, 431, 448, 452, 453, 462, 472, 489, 490, 492, 498, 499	412, 418, 421, 439, 447, 450, 454, 457, 461, 463, 490, 492	418, 420, 422, 426, 433, 445, 451, 482, 490, 492
500	501, 502, 505, 509, 511, 518, 541, 557, 558, 559, 562, 575, 581, 587, 590, 592, 594, 595, 597, 599	512, 518, 520, 531, 547, 562, 567, 590, 592	510, 518, 519, 521, 526, 562, 581, 582, 590, 592, 594, 595, 597, 599

By Credits

Credits	Autumn 2021	Winter 2022	Spring 2022
5	101, 102, 115, 201, 211, 313, 314, 403, 411, 420, 448, 452, 453, 498, 511, 557	101, 102, 212, 311, 315, 439, 463	101, 102, 105, 213, 305, 312, 316, 420, 426, 433, 445, 451, 526
4	410, 431, 462, 505, 541	418, 421, 447, 454, 457, 520, 547, 567	418, 482, 521, 582
3	106, 408, 489, 501, 502, 509, 559, 581, 587	106, 412, 450, 461, 512, 531	104, 106, 510, 581
2	100	100	519
1	558	103

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