Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest here! We are now accepting applications for the Geotimes summer internship. Apply now! Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	March 31 Earthquake jostles Iran March 24 Closing in on Mars March 14 Travels in Geology: Cancún and beyond March 7 Titanic methane mystery solved? February 24 Earthquake rocks East Africa Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive. Geotimes Poll Do you think the current melting in the Arctic and Antarctic poses future problems for Earth? Yes, but people can adapt Yes, it will be catastrophic No Don't know View Results
Drilling Back to the Future A new Antarctic project will drill into the frozen southern continent to uncover its climate secrets. Ross D. Powell, Robert M. DeConto and David Pollard Earth’s Fickle Climate: Lessons Learned From Deep-Time Ice Ages Print Exclusive Although Earth’s ice is largely isolated at its poles, the planet is technically in an ice age — a condition that Earth has experienced in different ways many times throughout its history. Isabel Montañez and G.S. (Lynn) Soreghan Plus! Deep-Time Climate is Here: A Comment Print Exclusive Ice Hunter: Q&A With Lonnie Thompson Geotimes talks with a glaciologist who travels the world in search of ice and its past. Arctic Amplification Print Exclusive Earth’s northern latitudes provide early warning for global climate change. Naomi Lubick Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Gassy eruption in Oklahoma Great lakes of Antarctica Young planets collide Starry lens Marine critters record global warming Soaking up carbon Uncovering ancient harbors Real-world fuel economy test Liftoff for New Horizons Geophenomena Print Exclusive Less clouds, more haze for China Augustine ash Highlighting landslide risk Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Turmoil in Latin America Mineral Resource of the Month: Dimension Stone Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Global Water Supply Takes Some Heat Changing temperatures could change when and how much water from mountains is available for the world’s drinking supply. Megan Sever Education & Outreach Students Sink Into the Edmund Fitzgerald New models are revealing the conditions that sank a legendary Great Lakes freighter and in the process teaching students about weather. Megan Sever Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Evolution Lessons From Infectious Diseases Evolutionary biology is pivotal to scientists who are fighting to prevent disease. Carl Bergstrom and Marc Lipsitch Political Scene Fueling America’s Innovation Now U.S. policy-makers are trying to spur the country into another “Sputnik moment,” of rapid advancement in basic research and development. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Can You Hear Me Now? Oh, what a difference 100 years makes for intrepid Antarctic explorers communicating with the outside world. Lisa Rossbacher	Profiles Patrick Leahy: Traversing boundaries Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Antarctica through the eyes of writers and artists TV: Brewing intelligent design Books: Trapped in the ice: A review of Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum On the Web: Stardust at home Benchmarks Print Exclusive March 3, 1879: U.S. Geological Survey Created Congress establishes a national geological survey to promote exploration and development in the western United States. Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER Icebergs float near Danco Island off Antarctica, a continent that holds 65 percent of the world’s freshwater. The Antarctic and the Arctic regions serve as important natural laboratories in understanding past climate change and possible future changes. Photo is by Michael Collier.	Coming Soon... April: Mining Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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