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Collecting Crime Evidence from Earth The use of geologic materials for solving criminal and civil cases has existed for 100 years. Raymond C. Murray Plus! Becoming a Forensic Geologist Web Exclusive Murder and Mud in the Shenandoah With one man shot dead and another seriously injured at a boat landing in Virginia, the police turned to a soil expert to help crack the case. Megan Sever Investigating Mining Frauds Salted mine piles, precious-metal hoaxes and false testimony — a former investigator for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shares his favorite stories. David M. Abbott Jr.	News Notes Grand Canyon floods Honeybee survival stings impact theory Frozen volcanism on Titan Revealing a rune stone's secrets Opportunity snaps Meridiani on Mars El Niño drives rainfall Stalagmite shows connected climate Acid rain curbs global warming Horses' mouths date Sierra Nevada uplift Geophenomena Getting to the Source of the Puget Sound Oil Spill Nearly three months after a large oil spill offshore Tacoma, Wash., investigators are still trying to identify the source. Naomi Lubick Technology New Tools for Finding Life on Mars Counter-bioterrorism research is leading to the development of a new generation of technology for detecting life on the Red Planet. Nancy Ellen Roth Education Astronaut Geology Field Training For 40 years, astronauts have been prepping for their extraterrestrial terrains and orbital missions by learning about geology down on Earth. William R. Muehlberger
Comment Science in Mainstream Media Forensic geology can be a powerful hook to pull people into the scientific world. Sarah Andrews Political Scene Stacking Up the New Congress The new members of Congress will join the ranks this month in shaping national policies on energy and the environment. Emily Lehr Wallace Geologic Column Mount Everest, Nevada Finding a permanent storage site for the nation's nuclear waste is a problem of mountainous proportions. Fred Schwab	Profiles Norman Newell: Legendary and versatile In Memoriam: David M. Delo and Michel T. Halbouty Energy & Resources Heavy-metal sponge Remotely sensing rock types Mineral of Month: Chromium Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Forensic geology on the small screen On the Shelf: Forensic Geology — Fact and Fiction Rock of Ages: A review of Ancient Earth, Ancient Skies South Dakota mapping On the Web Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER Soils can provide valuable evidence in linking a suspect to a crime. In Front Royal, Va., for example, forensic geologists helped place a man at the scene of a murder by comparing the mud on his Jeep to mud from the crime scene. Forensic geologists can also help investigate cases involving explosions, intelligence data and mining fraud. Read more about forensic geology throughout the issue. Image created by Mark Shaver.	Coming Soon... February: Fossil Finds Get your copy of the 2005 AGI Publications Catalog! E mail jr@agiweb.org for more. Visit the Geotimes archive to search for past stories.

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