February 13, 2019
Geomedia: Books: "How the Rock Connects Us" shares copper country geoheritage
There is extensive literature on Michigan’s “Copper Country,” but most existing publications on the subject are either technical reports or …
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February 13, 2019
Geomedia: Books: A witty look at "The Ends of the World"
Our planet has been through some harrowing episodes, particularly in the form of mass extinctions since the advent of multicellular life. How …
November 9, 2018
Geomedia: Gifts: Holiday Gift Guide
Gifts can be hard to find for the geek that’s got it all. If the science devotees in your life have already collected every piece of science …
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 …
October 11, 2018
Geomedia: Film: 'First Man' navigates Neil Armstrong's journey between two worlds
Warning: Spoilers ahead “First Man” is a vivid depiction of Neil Armstrong’s life during NASA’s ambitious and terrifying program to reach the …
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 …
May 1, 2018
Geomedia: Books: "Quakeland" spotlights seismic risk
by Callan Bentley I was flying to Seattle when I finished Kathryn Miles’ 2017 book, “Quakeland: On the Road to America’s Next Devastating …
April 11, 2018
Geomedia: Television: "One Strange Rock" is Superlative
If I only had one word to describe the new 10-part National Geographic documentary series “One Strange Rock,” produced by Darren Aronofsky and …
April 9, 2018
Geomedia: Books: Solar eclipses past, present and future
On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse traversed across the United States, from the western coast of Oregon to the eastern shores of South …
March 8, 2018
Geomedia: On the Web: How will melting ice impact your city?
The relationship between melting glaciers and rising sea levels is best described as: “It’s complicated.” A new online tool shows just how …
February 27, 2018
Geomedia: Books: "Aerial Geology": A stunning and informative addition to any coffee table
My fellow EARTH Magazine contributor Mary Caperton Morton is the author of “Aerial Geology,” a beautiful and massive tome that profiles a hundred …
February 27, 2018
Geomedia: Books: "Half-Earth" is only half-compelling
Edward O. Wilson, professor emeritus and honorary curator in entomology at Harvard, is a scientist of acclaim and renown, a naturalist and …
January 12, 2018
Geomedia: Books: Putting 'Seeds on Ice' to protect crop diversity
“Tucked away, deep underground, in a frozen corner of the Scandinavian north is the safety net for our food supply. The Global Seed Vault, on the …
November 15, 2017
Geomedia: Gifts: Holiday Gift Guide
There’s never a shortage of geeky pop-culture merchandise and gift ideas available, but sometimes it’s hard to find clever items that are less …
October 13, 2017
Geomedia: Books: Vivid anecdotes abound in "Eruption: The untold story of Mount St. Helens"
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was a pivotal event in the geologic careers of many volcanologists. Maybe it drove them to the geosciences, …
September 18, 2017
Geomedia: Radio: "Big Picture Science" aptly named
Titles can sometimes be a hard thing to live up to, but “Big Picture Science,” a weekly radio program broadcast on about 100 stations nationwide, …
August 15, 2017
Geomedia: Books: Exploring space is risky business
Claude A. Piantadosi portrays the history and future of space exploration through the lens of space medicine, which reminds us of the many …
July 21, 2017
Geomedia: Books: Earth faces challenges, but are they tipping points?
The 2016 book, “Tipping Point for Planet Earth,” by paleoecologists Anthony D. Barnosky and Elizabeth A. Hadly, is a serious book on a serious …
June 19, 2017
Geomedia: Mixed media: Geo-art collaboration shifts perspectives on earth materials
“Arts and Sciences.” The phrase is familiar to students and faculty on most campuses, often serving as the moniker of colleges or other …
May 18, 2017
Geomedia: Books: Looking at the World Anew in "The Planet Remade"
Geoengineering, the deliberate large-scale modification of environmental processes on Earth, is often proffered as a solution to climate change. …
April 20, 2017
Geomedia: Film: 'Written on Water': A Modern Tale of a Dry West
An endless patchwork of circular fields surrounds the small West Texas town of Olton. The unnatural shapes and sharp boundaries of the brown and …
March 15, 2017
Geomedia: Radio: "The Infinite Monkey Cage" takes listeners to the edge of the universe and beyond
“Science is not about finding the right answer, it’s finding the least wrong answers,” quips physician and science writer Ben Goldacre, a guest …
February 9, 2017
Geomedia: Film: Exploring Florida's aquifers with filmmaker Tom Fitz
Filmmaker Tom Fitz describes the first time he found himself sitting, alone, more than 20 meters below Earth’s surface and about 300 meters into …