February 13, 2019
Geologic Column: Newspeak for kids
“Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children. They disappeared so quietly that at first almost no one noticed — fading …
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October 12, 2018
Geomedia: Books: "This Gulf of Fire" recounts the 1755 Lisbon disaster
In the panoply of history-altering natural disasters, Lisbon’s destruction on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, 1755, stands out. You may have heard of …
August 3, 2018
Geomedia: Books: Informative and inspiring: "Why Dinosaurs Matter"
“Why should we care about dinosaurs? They’re all dead!” It’s a question paleontologists get all the time. There are many people who don’t see the …
July 3, 2018
Geomedia: Books: Revisiting the Galileo affair
Galileo’s commitment to Copernican cosmology — with Earth orbiting the sun — despite his 17th-century inquisition and imprisonment by Roman …
September 14, 2017
New map of Arctic geology published
At first glance, it might seem there’s little more to the Arctic than frozen tundra, ice and seawater, but the top of the world is home to some …
October 20, 2016
Comment: Understanding Earth in the wider sense of science
“It isn’t easy being an organism. In the whole universe, as far as we yet know, there is only one place, an inconspicuous outpost of the Milky …
July 26, 2016
Geomedia: Books: 'FORE' helps you project the future, with a laugh
What if we could project the future of nearly everything with a single type of mathematical equation? In “FORE and the Future of Practically …
May 20, 2016
Geologic Column: Geology for the people: Finding new paths to public outreach
One might think ice age history an unlikely topic for a popular science book, but our 2012 book, “The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age,” seems to …
January 4, 2015
Geomedia: Books: A brief history of our cosmic origins
In the 1980 television show “Cosmos,” astronomer Carl Sagan famously noted: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our …
June 9, 2014
Geomedia: Books: A changing literary climate
The book cover of “Odds Against Tomorrow” (2013) by Nathaniel Rich features a flooded Manhattan. In a 2013 NPR story, Rich’s publicist, Brian …
May 15, 2014
Geomedia: Books: Science in fiction
As a science magazine, EARTH usually reviews nonfiction. This month, however, we are bringing you reviews of three recent novels with scientific …
January 5, 2012
The Moon Men: "Rocket Men" and "Voices from the Moon"
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first step taken on the moon on July 20, 1969. Since that historic small step — which 600 million …
January 5, 2012
Geomedia: Zombie Science? New Madrid and "Disaster Deferred"
During the winter of 1811-1812, three strong earthquakes between magnitude 7 and 8 rocked the New Madrid seismic zone, which runs through parts …
January 5, 2012
Charting a course correction: A review of Earth: The Operators' Manual
Rare are the scientists like Richard Alley. An exceptional researcher known for his work on the great polar ice sheets, he is also a central …