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.	October 26 Debate continues over dinosaur demise October 16 Strong earthquake shakes up Hawaii October 12 Travels in Geology: Staffa: A medley September 29 Opportunity reaches martian crater September 19 Travels in Geology: Summer roadtrip: A fossil aquarium in Wyoming September 11 Mayon Volcano eruption slows Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive. Geotimes Poll Are you worried about a cataclysmic event changing the planet and the way we live? Yes, in my lifetime Yes, but for future generations No Don't know View Results
Geocatastrophes Geotimes looks at three events that changed Earth’s history. Catastrophe and Opportunity in an Ancient Hot-House Climate When the Mediterranean Dried Up: Forensics of a Geocatastrophe The Great Death: Redefining a Mass Extinction Lifting the Veil on History's Unsung Earth Scientists Print Exclusive A Renaissance artist, two U.S. presidents, a First Lady and a groundbreaking physician all shared a common interest — geology. Geotimes staff Unlocking Blackbeard's Secrets Print Exclusive Geoscientists are helping archaeologists excavate the wreck of what they think was Blackbeard's infamous pirate ship. Megan Sever Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Planets redefined: Pluto gets demoted Flexing plates produce volcanoes Missing tapes could reveal clearer moon Pinpointing Louisiana's natural sinking Giving carbon a deep-sea burial Fossil embryos exposed in 3-D River bends reveal past quakes Shifting winds churn up dead zone Geophenomena Print Exclusive Small particles pack big climate punch Satellites see post-Sumatra seafloor shifts Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Copper thefts run rampant Mineral resource of the month: Nickel Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Taking a Fresh Look at Desalination With water shortages pervasive in the United States, scientists are taking another crack at desalting water in more economical ways. Jennifer Yauck Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Moving Past Creationist Roots A once young-Earth creationist tells his story of geologic revelation. Stephen Godfrey Political Scene Congress Weighs in on Geoscience Training A wave of retirements is creating jobs in the geoscience workforce that need to be filled, and fast. Margaret Anne Baker Geologic Column Still Buying Green Bananas Cheer up — the apocalypse probably is not nigh. Fred Schwab	Profiles David Fastovsky: Dinosaur virtuoso Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Books: Inspecting the diamond industry: Q&A with author Tom Zoellner Books: Historical deflections: A review of Weighing the World On the Web: PLUTO underwater Benchmarks Print Exclusive October 17, 1989: Earthquake shakes World Series Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER An artist's rendition imagines the refilling of the Mediterranean Sea about 5 million years ago, after several hundred thousand years of being largely dried out. Scientists are learning more about the complex geologic and climatic processes that led to the drying out and subsequent refilling. Read more in this issue. Digital Matte Painting by Sithiriscient Khay and Claude Précour, Meteor Studios Inc., www.meteorstudios.com.	Coming Soon... Next month: Alaska Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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