Environment & Geology

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Geotimes January 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Mammoth Meteorite Unearthed A meteorite hunter and broker pulled from a depth of 2 meters a rare Brenham meteorite from a Kansas farm field. The 650-kilogram find is the largest of its kind discovered anywhere in the world.
Geotimes January 2006 Naomi Lubick	Planet Warms, Plants Move in Interlopers from southern and eastern North America and from Europe made their way to Wyoming when global temperatures shot up by 5 to 10 degrees Celsius around 55.8 million years ago.
Geotimes January 2006 Megan Sever	Sizing up a Crater New modeling of the impact of an Eocene extraterrestrial projectile in what is now the Chesapeake Bay shows that it was smaller than previously thought, and could help better predict the effects of future potential impacts.
Geotimes January 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Fire-Starting Hotspot In 2004, a mysterious patch of hot soil triggered a forest fire in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest. Despite multiple research expeditions, scientists have been unable to determine the cause of the heat. Now, landslide debris and various faults remain the focus of study.
Geotimes January 2006 Alan Cutler	Time Out of Mind The author's biography of 17th-century geologist Nicolaus Steno makes it clear that the age of Earth is not a cold, technical fact, but an idea woven through science and through modern culture -- and idea that people will always struggle to accept.
Geotimes January 2006 Naomi Lubick	Gerald Friedman: Sediment Historian This leader in sedimentology and earth science history can now add to his own list of honors the Legendary Geoscientist Award, given by the American Geological Institute.
Delicious Living January 2006	Organic Farming as Bountiful as Conventional Organic farming is not only better for the environment, a study has found, but it also produces the same amount of corn and soybeans as conventional farming.
Scientific American January 2006 David Appell	Easing Jitters When Buildings Rumble After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job.
IEEE Spectrum December 2005	At Work on The Ice A group of British researchers is using wireless technology to probe the depths of a Norwegian glacier.
Geotimes December 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Earthquake Shakes East Africa A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the Lake Tanganyika region in Africa today.
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