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The mineral apatite comes from the Greek word ‘apat,’ which means deceitful. Greenish in nature with several variations, apatite is often mistaken as a precious gem. The mineral also apparently tricked scientists into thinking there was more water on ...

recipients of 2011 Pres­i­den­tial Early Career Awards for Sci­en­tists and Engi­neers.">Justin Hagerty and Francis McCubbin, two scientists with ties to the University of New Mexico, were among 96 researchers named by President Obama Monday as ...

President Obama today named 96 researchers, including University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics Sr. Research Scientist Francis McCubbin, as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest ...