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| Physics
and Earth Science Go Underground Last September, physicists met to discuss a proposed National Underground Science Laboratory. Earth scientists were at the meeting too, making the case for a long-awaited underground earth science laboratory. Brian McPherson et al. |
| Building
the World’s Longest Rail Tunnel To reduce truck traffic through the Alps, Switzerland is improving its rail system. Part of the project means building two tunnels under the mountains, one that will stretch 57 kilometers long. Simon Löw and Herbert Einstein |
| Stories
from the Underground This year's career profiles go in-depth, featuring geologists who make caves and mines their workplaces. Geotimes staff |
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March:
Burying carbon dioxide
April: Geoscience policy:
science at the state surveys
May: Geology on Mars
Announcing
Students:
And,
read our special careers page.
Energy
Notes: Read this month's energy notes
and link to a new archive of past energy
numbers!
February 24
Deadly quake
hits remote China
February 21
Forecasting
hurricane-related disasters
February 21
Barge fire
in New York
February 10
Tapping the
heat in Japan
February 4
Security,
defense top Bush budget proposal
Webextras
Archive
News Notes
Cores
show fault in New Madrid seismic zone
Early
water on Earth
Hydrates
under a magnifying glass
Scientific
travels after 9/11
A
future for Iraq's oil
Comment
Going Underground and Crossing Boundaries
Any plan to build an underground laboratory will demand that geoscience and
engineering merge.
Peter Smeallie
Political Scene
New
Congress, New Faces
A
look at the new leaders who will be making key decisions that affect earth sciences.
David Applegate
Geoscience Education
Student-scientist
partnerships
Start small
and grow: How to bring students and scientists together.
Robert Merril Ross and Paul Gwion Harnik
Geophenomena
An
Eye on Weather at its Worst
A trip to the top of Mount Washington.
Christina Reed
Energy & Resources
Renewable
energy's Achilles' heel
Technology
Creeping toward quake early
warning
Researchers
move closer to giving communities notice of an approaching quake.
Lisa M. Pinsker
ON
THE COVER Geologist Louise Hose rappels her way down to Lang Caves in the Grand Canyon. She is one of the earth scientists featured in this issue who make their workplace underground. Read the story online. Photo by Gary Stiles.
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