Space Travels in Geology: Io: A Different Kind of Hell
With more than 400 erupting volcanoes, Jupiter's closest moon is the most geologically active body in our solar system. Despite all the hot lava, however, Io is deathly cold — not a site you would want to visit on your summer vacation.
Mary Caperton Morton

Venturing to Venus
Scientists suspect that Earth and Venus formed from the same parent material 4.5 billion years ago. They know that the two planets are similar in size, makeup and distance from the sun. But what they don’t know is why Earth developed into a planet able to support life while Venus degenerated into a scorching wasteland. New missions should help scientists get to the bottom of this mystery.
Erin Wayman

Destination Moon
When we last set foot on the moon in 1972, no one imagined it would be more than three decades before we would return. Plans to return humans to the moon are under way — but will the moon be a stepping stone to Mars or a destination all its own?
Carolyn Gramling

Rocks: Not Just for Jocks Anymore Print Exclusive
When the College Board asked earth and environmental scientists to help rewrite its Advanced Placement Environmental Sciences curriculum, some geoscientists saw it as an opportunity to uplift geology's profile among students.
Cassandra Willyard

U.S. releases national climate change assessment  posted 5/29/08
Phoenix lands on Mars  posted 5/27/08
Aftershock warnings shake up China  posted 5/21/08
Videocast: Is the nitrogen cycle out of whack? posted 5/20/08
Travels in Geology: Io  posted 5/14/08
Videocast: Chaitén eruption posted 5/12/08
Quake rocks central China  posted 5/12/08
Chilean volcanic eruption intensifies  posted 5/06/08
Politicians seek to curb gas prices  posted 5/01/08
Travels in Geology: Ecuador's volcanoes  posted 4/25/08
Earthquake wakes up southern Illinois  posted 4/18/08
Oil prices tied to dollar depreciation  posted 4/15/08
California's impending "big one"  posted 4/15/08
Blue skies, red-hot temps in Cretaceous  posted 4/10/08
Moon rocket's shakes are manageable  posted 4/07/08
Early human bipedalism confirmed  posted 3/21/08
Travels in Geology: John Day, Oregon  posted 3/19/08
The Grand Canyon's shifting sands  posted 3/14/08

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