earth science
noun
: any of the sciences (such as geology, meteorology, or oceanography) that deal with the earth or with one or more of its parts compare geoscience
earth scientist
noun
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Created by Al Roker, Emmy-winning weatherman and TODAY show host, the series is designed to support kids’ learning about earth science and meteorology through adventure and comedy.
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Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Gabriel Filippelli, a research professor in earth sciences and the executive director of Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, had recently secured funding for a major international partnership focused on climate resilience and air quality in Pakistan.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Families with young children can pass hours at the Adventure Science Center with its planetarium, fossil gallery, flight simulator, and a climbing structure that offers lessons on earth science.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
It's been continuously inhabited since 2000 and serves as a microgravity laboratory for research in biology, physics, medicine and earth sciences.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Gabriel Filippelli, a research professor in earth sciences and the executive director of Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, had recently secured funding for a major international partnership focused on climate resilience and air quality in Pakistan.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Families with young children can pass hours at the Adventure Science Center with its planetarium, fossil gallery, flight simulator, and a climbing structure that offers lessons on earth science.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
It's been continuously inhabited since 2000 and serves as a microgravity laboratory for research in biology, physics, medicine and earth sciences.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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“Earth science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth%20science. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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