Earth & Environment News

		Scientists Take off on Historic Mission to Measure Greenhouse Gases That Have an Impact on Climate Released January 7, 2009 Press Release
		Volcanoes Cool the Tropics, Say Researchers Released January 6, 2009 News From the Field
		Research Team Reports How, When Life on Earth Became So Big Released December 23, 2008 News From the Field
		Beginning Scientists Receive Presidential Awards Released December 19, 2008 Press Release
		CAT Scan Reveals Inner Workings of Volcano Island Released December 19, 2008 News From the Field
		Unusual Microbial Ropes Grow Slowly in Cave Lake Released December 19, 2008 News From the Field
		Scientists Study How Asbestos Fibers Trigger Cancer in Human Cells Released December 18, 2008 News From the Field
		Life on Mars? Brown-led Research Team Says Elusive Mineral Bolsters Chances Released December 18, 2008 News From the Field
		No Quick or Easy Technological Fix for Climate Change, Researchers Say Released December 17, 2008 News From the Field
		Biggest Breach of Earth's Solar Storm Shield Discovered Released December 16, 2008 News From the Field
		Purdue Study Suggests Warmer Temperatures Could Lead to a Boom in Corn Pests Released December 16, 2008 News From the Field
		Ancient Magma 'Superpiles' May Have Shaped the Continents Released December 15, 2008 News From the Field
		Researchers Use Satellites to Measure Inland Floods Released December 13, 2008 News From the Field
		New Online Report on Massive Jellyfish Swarms Released Released December 12, 2008 Press Release
		New Earth System Science Results Reported at Conference Released December 10, 2008 Press Release
		National Science Foundation Assistant Director for Geosciences to Address American Geophysical Union Conference Released December 10, 2008 Press Release
		National Science Foundation Assistant Director for Biological Sciences to Address American Society for Cell Biology Conference Released December 10, 2008 Press Release
		Great Indian Ocean Earthquake of 2004 Set Off Tremors in San Andreas Fault Released December 10, 2008 News From the Field
		Team Led by Purdue Professor First to Record Key Event That Breaks Continents Apart Released December 10, 2008 News From the Field
		Developing Countries Lack Means to Acquire More Efficient Technologies Released December 9, 2008 News From the Field
		Cave's Climate Clues Show Ancient Empires Declined During Dry Spell Released December 4, 2008 News From the Field
		Unlocking Climate Mysteries and Engaging Students from Harlem to Antarctica Released November 24, 2008 Press Release
		Historical Ecology Increases Understanding of Earth's Past and Future Released November 20, 2008 Press Release
		Sea Level Rise Alters Bay's Salinity Released November 20, 2008 News From the Field
		Missing Radioactivity in Ice Cores Bodes Ill For Part of Asia Released November 18, 2008 News From the Field
		Small Satellite Takes on Large Thunderstorms Released November 17, 2008 Press Release
		New Deep-sea Observatory Goes Live Released November 17, 2008 News From the Field
		NSF/NASA 'Firefly' Cubesat to Study Link Between Lightning and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes Released November 17, 2008 News From the Field
		Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology Released November 13, 2008 Press Release
		Microbes -- Important Role in Ocean Ecology Released November 13, 2008 News From the Field