Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest here! Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	July 31 Titanic methane mystery solved? July 17 Quake off Java triggers deadly tsunami Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET, Jul. 18 July 14 Travels in Geology: Driving to "West Dakota" July 5 Shuttle liftoff, despite early snags June 28 Travels in Geology: Coastal Maryland June 26 Confirming a Chinese earthquake prediction Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive. Geotimes Poll Should governments be funding space exploration? Yes, for both humans and robots Yes, only for robots No Don't know View Results
Jetting Through Space Inventors are pushing the limits to find new ways to transport people up to and then around space. Kathryn Hansen Revolutionary Robotic Explorers Print Exclusive The next generation of Mars rovers will incorporate the best of the old designs along with new autonomous features that scientists are now testing on Earth. Megan Sever On the Lookout for Quakes on the Moon Print Exclusive Scientists are working to create a seismic network for the moon, in preparation for an eventual lunar station. Clive R. Neal Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Stormy debate on hurricanes and global warming Ship logs record Earth's magnetism Jupiter's junior red spot Sri Lankan water post-tsunami Afar from close-up Dunes on Titan Vortex visible on Venus Earth soaks up seawater Climate resolution Geophenomena Print Exclusive Rumbles in Indonesia Mount St. Helens rising Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Nigerian oil crisis Mineral resource of the month: Lithium Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Astronauts Train Under the Sea Preparations for life in outer space may start underwater. Megan Sever Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Energy Problems Need Energy Solutions Despite the rising cacophony of doomsayers, current energy challenges have feasible resolutions that we can work on now. Rasoul Sorkhabi Political Scene Expanding Nuclear Options Nuclear energy could be a rising star in building global energy infrastructure, but the U.S. government should not take lightly actions to expand its nuclear capabilities. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Eating Dog and Breathing Hard: China, 2006 A recent visit to China revealed surprising observations about the growing country and its role in the global economy. Fred Schwab	Profiles H. Jay Zwally: Glaciologist by chance Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Movies: Moviemaking with science in mind Books: Reaching beyond myth: A review of The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi On the Web: Titan movie scores touchdown Benchmarks Print Exclusive July 16, 1945: A-Bomb Test a Success The first atomic bomb explodes in central New Mexico, heralding the start of the Atomic Era. Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER At a virtual Mars station in the desert near Hanksville, Utah, volunteer researchers test ATVs as a possible way to roam around Mars. The volunteers simulate as many aspects of life on Mars as possible, including suiting up when they leave their habitat. Photo is courtesy of A. Köhler, Austrian Space Forum.	Next month: Controlling nature Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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