Nov. 5 letters to the editor Nov 5, 2009
However, the impact on today s world is so obvious and widespread that despite some contradictory evidence there is little or no doubt in the majority of earth scientists or animal observers or atmospheric scientists that our environment is warming up and that humanity in its many wonderful and in its many absurd ways is contributing greatly to this warming effect and the important consequences of earth and atmospheric warming. Hopefully the efforts to turn the picture around and return our... (Littleton Independent, MA)
New dinosaur extinction theory causes debate Oct 20, 2009
"I would say 95 percent or more of the earth scientists who study the KT boundary are in agreement that Chicxulub is the event that brought on the KT mass extinctions," said geophysicist Sean Gulick of the University of Texas at Austin. As for the Shiva hypothesis, Gulick was very doubtful. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Scientists Obtain Rocks Moving Into Seismogenic Zone Oct 16, 2009
22, 2008) Earth scientists have reported the discovery of a strong variation in the tectonic stresses in a region of the Pacific Ocean notorious for generating devastating earthquakes and tsunamis in. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Moon Shot Complete; Search on for Water Oct 10, 2009
NASA Successfully Fires Rocket into Moon in Hopes of Finding Evidence of Ice. This artist's rendering provided by NASA via Brown University shows the Centaur upper stage rocket separating from its shepherding spacecraft on a trajectory toward the moon. (CBS News)
Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth Refined Oct 8, 2009
NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth. NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth. (Science Daily)
water on the moon Sep 25, 2009
SPACE.com -- It's Official: Water Found on the Moon. An illustration showing the stream of charged hydrogen ions carried from the sun to the moon by the solar wind. (Harper's Magazine)
It's Official: Water on Moon Sep 24, 2009
It's Official: Water Found on the Moon. Thursday, September 24, 2009 By Andrea Thompson. (Fox News)
End Of An Era: New Ruling Decides The Boundaries Of Earth's History Sep 24, 2009
23, 2009) After decades of debate and four years of investigation an international body of earth scientists has formally agreed to move the boundary dates for the prehistoric Quaternary age by 800,000 years, reports the Journal of Quaternary Science. See also. (Science Daily)
Probes confirm waters presence on moon Sep 24, 2009
Probes confirm waters presence on the moon - Space. Probes confirm waters presence on the moon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Dozens of New Species Found in Island Crater Sep 10, 2009
New Species: BBC Finds Cat-Size Rat on Papua New Guinea - TIME. BBC Expedition New Guinea. (Time.com)
Human-made Erosion Comparable To Natural Forces Sep 7, 2009
12, 2005) Glaciers, rivers and shifting tectonic plates have shaped mountains over millions of years, but earth scientists have struggled to understand the relative roles of these forces and the rates at which. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From Space Aug 25, 2009
24, 2009) China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults in China to understand better the seismic cycle and how faults behave. (Science Daily)
Bad weather delays shuttle launch Aug 25, 2009
Page last updated at 06:12 GMT, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 07:12 UK. By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News. (BBC News -- Science)
"Fossil Free" Fossil Fuels May Lie Deep Inside Earth Jul 31, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009. Brian Handwerkfor July 30, 2009. (National Geographic)
Martian Wheat Could be Key to Red Planet Jul 22, 2009
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Africa: IAS Opening Address By Stephen Lewis Jul 21, 2009
It was signed by twenty-five of the most renowned climatologists and earth scientists. They didn't get all they wanted by any means, but they jolted the political leadership into the recognition that the scientists are mobilized, are watching, are keeping the rest of the world informed and will not be silenced. (allAfrica.com)
Ao Nuevo Island: Where the wild things are Jul 18, 2009
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Scientists create first comprehensive computer model of sunspots Jun 19, 2009
Public release date: 18-Jun-2009. Contact: Cheryl Dybas. (EurekAlert!)
NASA Supercomputing Goes Green: Modeling Earth's Ocean Climate May 28, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 27, 2009) Earth scientists are reaping huge benefits from research performed on NASA's advanced supercomputers. New cube-based simulations are helping to improve estimates of ocean circulation and climate. (Science Daily)
Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought Apr 29, 2009
"The paper is a call to arms to earth scientists to investigate and better evaluate the role of fire in the Earth system," he said. The team also reports that all fires combined release an amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere equal to 50 percent of that coming from the combustion of fossil fuels. (Science Daily)
Carbon Capture Has A Sparkling Future, New Findings Show Apr 2, 2009
23, 2008) Earth scientists have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States. (June 28, 2004) A new approach that is one of the first to successfully store carbon dioxide underground may have huge implications for global warming and the oil industry, says a University of Alberta. (Science Daily)
Magnetic Nanoparticles Navigate Therapeutic Genes Through The Body Mar 13, 2009
(May 15, 2003) A technique for studying the magnetic properties of rocks developed by earth scientists at UC Davis is drawing attention from other scientists and the magnetic recording. . (Science Daily)
Origin of Life On Earth: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine Mar 2, 2009
1, 2009) A major mystery about the origins of life has been resolved. According to a study published in the journal Nature, two Universit; de Montr;al scientists have proposed a new theory for how a universal molecular machine, the ribosome, managed to self-assemble as a critical step in the genesis of all life on Earth. (Science Daily)
AGI releases the report 'Status of the Geoscience Workforce: K-12 through Community College' Feb 14, 2009
The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources,... (EurekAlert!)
Next generation digital maps are laser sharp Feb 12, 2009
That means geologists and other earth scientists will be able to digitally search large swaths of lidar-mapped territory for a particular feature of interest like salmon habitat or particularly steep sections of streams then narrow down likely candidates for field study. "I don't think this will replace field investigations, but it will allow us to better focus our field investigations," says Snyder, an expert in river geology, with a particular focus on restoration. (EurekAlert!)
Mass deaths feared in sealed-off Australia town Feb 11, 2009
Reuters Published: February 11, 2009. Surviving residents of Marysville, where up to 100 more people are feared killed in Australia's bushfires, are still being kept out of town to shield them from traumatic scenes there, authorities said on Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
