AGI Press Releases

AGI is a dynamic organization that is constantly working to advance the geosciences. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and announcements from AGI through our press releases.

Dueling Dinosaurs Hit the Auction Block

June 11, 2014

Alexandria, Va. — In 2006, a fossil collector and his crew discovered a rare fossil on private land in Montana s Hell Creek Formation: the bones of two fully articulated dinosaurs that appeared to have died together, locked in battle. The fossil duo — a small,… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2014 Contests Announced

June 3, 2014

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests for Earth Science Week 2014, celebrating the theme Earth s Connected Systems. This year s competitions include a photography contest, a visual arts contest, and an essay… [Read More]

Staking a Claim: Deep-Sea Mining Nears Fruition

May 27, 2014

The existence of seafloor sediments containing valuable minerals and metals has been known since the late 19th century, but it wasn t until the 1960s that the earliest attempts to recover mineral wealth from the deep sea were made. Technical challenges, as well as… [Read More]

EARTH Magazine: The History, Science and Poetry of New England's Stone Walls

May 20, 2014

Alexandria, Va. — When author John-Manuel Andriote returned to his hometown in New England after years away, he noticed something that had been invisible to him while growing up there — the old stone walls tumbling off into the forests. The realization that the… [Read More]

Edward Robeck, Ph.D., Joins AGI as Director of Education and Outreach

May 15, 2014

Alexandria, Va. - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that Edward Robeck, Ph.D., has joined the organization as its new Director of Education and Outreach. Dr. Robeck joins AGI from Salisbury University, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He… [Read More]

Status of Geoscience Workforce 2014 Report Published by AGI

May 14, 2014

Alexandria, Va. — In the American Geosciences Institute s newest Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report, released May 2014, jobs requiring training in the geosciences continue to be lucrative and in-demand. Even with increased enrollment and graduation from… [Read More]

SEPM Announces the Publication of a New Book titled Phanerozoic Paleoclimate: An Atlas of Lithologic Indicators of Climate

May 8, 2014

This publication is volume 11 of the Society s Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology book series, and is now available in print or digital (CD) formats at the Society s Bookstore. Review copies requested from Howard Harper ( hharper@sepm.org ). This publication… [Read More]

Earth Magazine: Naturally Occurring Methane Found in Groundwater in New York

May 7, 2014

Alexandria, Va. — Since hydraulic fracturing operations began in the Marcellus Shale region, debate has raged over whether drilling operations are causing high levels of methane in drinking-water wells. But few systematic scientific studies have been published to date,… [Read More]

SEPM Announces its 2015 Awardees

May 1, 2014

Each year the Society recognizes excellence in several areas of sedimentary geology with the awarding of honors to scientists selected by special committees made up of specialists in that topic. The awards are presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society, which… [Read More]

Precise to a Fault: How GPS Revolutionized Seismic Research

April 30, 2014

Alexandria, Va. — Global Positioning System (GPS) technology was conceived in the 1960s to provide precise time and location data to the U.S. military, but it was soon embraced by geodesists and earth scientists. The first major test of GPS as a seismic tool occurred on… [Read More]