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.

EARTH: Do-It-Yourself Lava Flows

August 20, 2012

Alexandria, VA - Since January 2010, Syracuse University has been bringing lava to Central New York. Using commercially available basalt gravel and a coke-fired furnace, the geologists involved with the Syracuse University Lava Project are able to produce a wide range… [Read More]

Earth: Shake, Rattle and Roll- What Does an Earthquake Sound Like?

August 8, 2012

Alexandria, VA — A team of researchers may have discovered a way to hear earthquakes. Not the noises of rattling windows and crumbling buildings, but the real sounds an earthquake makes deep underground as rock grinds and fails catastrophically. Typical seismic waves… [Read More]

AGI Joins the Science, Technology and Innovation Expert Partnership

July 26, 2012

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has joined the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Expert Partnership. This partnership is a result of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton s 2012 Global Diaspora Forum and includes top scientific… [Read More]

Earth: 2012 - The End of the World or Just Another Year of Living in Harm's Way?

July 24, 2012

Alexandria, VA - December 21, 2012 — the purported last day of a 5,125-year cycle in the Mesoamerican calendar — has been added to an endless list of days when the world has been expected to end. But what are our real chances of being wiped out by a catastrophic event -… [Read More]

Turning Nonrecycled Waste into Low-Carbon Fuel

July 21, 2012

Alexandria, VA - One man s trash is quickly becoming society s new treasure. In the August issue of EARTH Magazine, we explore how materials that were once considered garbage are now being recognized for their true potential as valuable energy resources capable of… [Read More]

Earth: Karakoram Glaciers Buck Global, Regional Trends

July 9, 2012

Alexandria, VA — Resting in the Karakoram Range between northern Pakistan and western China, the Karakoram glaciers are stumping scientists. Unlike most mountain glaciers, the Karakoram glaciers, which account for 3 percent of the total ice-covered area in the world,… [Read More]

AGI Announces Plans for the New Center for Geoscience Education and Public Understanding

July 6, 2012

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce its intention to launch a new initiative to address the critical need of increasing geoscience literacy. AGI s new Center for Geoscience Education and Public Understanding will serve as a… [Read More]

Earth: Five Outstanding Questions in Earth Science

June 27, 2012

Alexandria, VA - What are today s biggest unanswered questions in earth science? In the July issue of EARTH Magazine, experts from a variety of disciplines weigh in on what they consider to be the biggest unsolved mysteries across the geosciences and how they think we… [Read More]

Neutralizing the Rain: After Much Success in the Battle Against Acid Rain, Challenges Still Remain

June 21, 2012

Alexandria, VA - In the 1980s, acid rain was a big topic of conversation. Everyone knew about it, but a couple of decades later, it s all but been forgotten. Why and how did this happen? As EARTH explores in the July issue, the problem of acid rain has largely been… [Read More]