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04/21/2009 -- Follow the Science to Understand Earth
What is The Planetary Society’s position on Earth? We believe that Earth is a planet, too. The many amazing scientific resources developed for space exploration – both in Earth orbit and at other worlds – should also be used to better understand our own world. The investments made for space science can provide great benefits for Earth science. Read more>>

12/09/2008 -- Climateprediction.net: Researching Climate-Change on your Home Computer
With the exception of SETI@home itself, the most popular and high-profile BOINC project, is climateprediction.net, based at Oxford University and the Open University in the United Kingdom. As its name indicates, climateprediction.net investigates one of today’s most pressing concerns for both science and public policy: Earth’s future climate. Read more>>