AGI Press Releases

Journey to Pluto and Beyond: New Horizons

April 1, 2015

The feature explores the questions this mission hopes to answer, such as Pluto s relationship to similar astronomical bodies and the formation of comets on the outskirts of the solar system in the Kuiper Belt. After a successful encounter with Jupiter in 2007,… [Read More]

American Geosciences Institute Congratulates Emma Reed and Annette Patton as Recipients of the Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship

March 16, 2015

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) would like to congratulate Emma Reed and Annette Patton, both Master s candidates, as the two latest recipients of the Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship. The scholarship, which is awarded to women pursuing… [Read More]

Association of American State Geologists Honors American Geosciences Institute Executive Director Dr. P Patrick Leahy with Prestigious Pick and Gavel Award

March 13, 2015

Alexandria, VA—The Association of American State Geologists (AASG) has recognized the Executive Director of the American Geosciences Institute, Dr. P. Patrick Leahy with its prestigious Pick and Gavel Award. This award was initiated by AASG in 1999 to recognize… [Read More]

AGI's Directory of Geoscience Departments - 50th Edition Released

March 9, 2015

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the 50th edition of its Directory of Geoscience Departments. To distinguish the 50th edition, a number of new features were added. Department listings now include social media contacts… [Read More]

Children's Health Impacted by El Niño: A Decade Later, Children in Peru Still Bear Signs of Early Hardship

March 5, 2015

Alexandria, VA— Children born during, and up to three years after, the devastating 1997-1998 El Niño event in northern Peru were found to be shorter than their peers. The rising waters wiped out crops, drowned livestock, cut off bridges, and caused prolonged famine in… [Read More]

Hazard Lingers After South Napa Earthquake

February 26, 2015

Alexandria, VA - After the Aug. 24, 2014, Napa Valley earthquake, movement continued along the principal fault to the north of the epicenter, according to a report released by the U.S. Geological Survey. Such afterslip is known from previous quakes, but this is the… [Read More]

On the Trail of Treasure in the Rocky Mountains

February 20, 2015

Join EARTH roving correspondent Mary Caperton Morton on her quest to find the famed treasure chest hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains north of Santa Fe by New Mexico antiquities dealer Forrest Fenn. The chest, valued at between $1 million and $2 million dollars, is… [Read More]

John Russell Named 2015 Recipient of Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching

February 19, 2015

Alexandria, VA - John Russell, a teacher at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering in New York, NY, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching. Russell, who earned his master s… [Read More]

Pentagon Report Calls for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

February 10, 2015

Alexandria, Va. — The U.S. Department of Defense has identified a new foe in the national security battle: climate change. Last fall, the Pentagon released a new report detailing its strategy to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, both at home and… [Read More]

New Tracers Can Identify Fracking Fluids

February 2, 2015

Alexandria, Va. — Hydraulic fracturing, the natural gas extraction method known popularly as fracking, has been controversial in large part to the concern about groundwater contamination by the fluids used in the process, especially the so-called flowback fluids that… [Read More]