Meteorite Strikes Peru! On Sept. 15, 2007, a meteorite crashed into a small village in northern Peru. As word of the meteorite spread, meteorite hunters and geologists alike descended on the region to collect pieces of the space rock and to study what it left behind. Lionel E. Jackson Jr., Peter Brown, Jay Melosh and Dolores Hill
Storm Soundings: New Technologies for Tracking Hurricanes Tropical cyclones can intensify quickly prior to landfall — sometimes more quickly than forecasters can gauge and give warning to coastal communities. Scientists are now looking for new, speedier ways to track changes in an approaching storm’s power. Carolyn Gramling
Exploring Karst in Guilin, China Traveling to China for the Olympics? Try straying off the beaten path to visit a geologically fascinating place, such as Guilin in southeast China. Nowhere else in the world will you experience such a dramatic, fairytale-like landscape. Jordan Clary
Available exclusively in print... Life extended for leaning tower
Models made Antarctica warmer
Methane on the rise
Fossilized mother and baby found
Fungus depletes uranium
Perchance with a bang
BENCHMARKS July 11, 1979: NASA’s Skylab Tumbles Down Print Exclusive
TRENDS & INNOVATIONS Charcoal: Out of the Grill and into the Ground Charcoal is making a comeback, but not where you might think: Instead of putting it into the grill, some scientists are advocating putting it into the ground to boost soil fertility and to sequester carbon. Cassandra Willyard
EDUCATION & OUTREACH False Alarms Foster Real Skills Print Exclusive Volcanology courses prepare students for understanding the science of a volcano, but most don’t prepare students for dealing with the human aspect of a volcanic crisis. One teacher is working to change that. Nicole Branan
viewsA COMMENT ON ... Geoengineering: It’s Not a Panacea Geoengineering is not a cure-all for a warming climate. In fact, such measures may create more problems than they solve. Alan Robock
A COMMENT ON ... Geoengineering: Perhaps Palliative Medicine Though geoengineering is more of a painkiller than a cure for the ills of global warming, perhaps it can relieve some of the symptoms while we take the necessary steps to reduce emissions. Ken Caldeira
GEOLOGIC COLUMN Whole Lot of Shaking Going On New Mac laptops come equipped with motion sensors, which, along with freely available software, are all you need to create your own seismic station. Lisa A. Rossbacher
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A child sits near a makeshift hut in Myanmar following the devastating Cyclone Nargis, which struck the country in early May. Photo by KHIN MAUNG WIN/AFP/Getty Images.
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