December 7, 2016
Comment: To intervene or not to intervene: Improving the environment
We often view human civilization as an invader of the natural realm, displacing native species in favor of our own creations. Indeed, our …
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October 20, 2016
Geologic Column: Digital divorce!
My desire to postpone mental aging by writing Geologic Columns for EARTH got me thinking about the impact of the digital revolution. Our …
September 13, 2016
Thirsty business: How the tech industry is bracing for a water-scarce future
Prineville is a sleepy town nestled in the sagebrush desert between the snowy peaks of Cascade volcanoes and the rumpled hills of the Ochoco …
August 17, 2016
Observers at the edge of the ice: Smaller, cheaper machines can safely go where humans can't
Any tourist bound for Greenland or Alaska on a cruise ship would be happy to capture video of a huge chunk of ice as it calves from the face of a …
February 2, 2016
Benchmarks: February 1962 and 1984: John Glenn and Bruce McCandless make space flight history
On the morning of Feb. 20, 1962, John H. Glenn sat inside the Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule, perched atop a rocket that had initially been …
February 1, 2016
Geomedia: Apps: Join the crowd: Introducing a new generation of geo-apps
At a time when the technical and computing capabilities of science are evolving at breakneck speeds, it might seem like researchers would always …
July 13, 2015
Geologic Column: Field Sketches
I’m not into camping, climbing or caving, but I like fieldwork. My mom, a science teacher, introduced me to collecting minerals and fossils. …
June 26, 2015
Racing to the future of automotive efficiency and performance
“High-performance” and “environmentally friendly” are two phrases not commonly used together to describe race cars. But at the World Endurance …
August 19, 2014
New off-the-shelf aerial imaging technique trumps lidar
In recent years lidar has become the gold standard for people looking to make high-resolution aerial maps — from archaeologists studying ruins …
August 7, 2014
Changing the landscape: Geoscientists embrace 3-D printing
In a modest, low-slung room tucked in the back of Oregon State University’s Pacific Slope Archaeological Laboratory, a small box sits quietly …
June 30, 2014
Crowdfunding spotlight
NAME: Rebecca Fowler & Francesco Fiondella, science writers at Columbia University CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM: Kickstarter FUNDING GOAL/AMOUNT RAISED: …
June 30, 2014
Crowdfunding science: A new piece of the research grant puzzle
As a leading researcher in the field of atmospheric science, University of Washington scientist Dan Jaffe had never had trouble securing funding …
January 5, 2012
Tracking Yellowstone's Activity
New technologies track the feverish supervolcano in real time This story has been modified since it was originally published in EARTH. Over the …
January 5, 2012
The quicker oil picker upper
After the Cosco Busan container ship crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge last November and leaked more than 58,000 gallons of fuel …
January 5, 2012
GSA meeting: Water, water everywhere ... creating some to drink
HOUSTON – The Geological Society of America’s joint meeting kicked off Sunday, beginning a week filled with thousands of presentations on soil …
January 5, 2012
Blogging on EARTH: Yellow submarine robot debuts at AGU meeting
It doesn’t look like a typical robot. About half a meter across and 9 meters long, a new, super-high-tech submarine ROV, unveiled Tuesday in San …
January 5, 2012
A whale of a wind turbine
According to conventional wisdom, things that need to move efficiently through air or water should be sleek and streamlined. Dolphins, jets and …