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.

AGI's Big Ideas in Geoscience Video Wins Three Awards

June 20, 2012

Alexandria, VA - Big Ideas in Geoscience , a DVD created by AGI to bring the Nine Big Ideas from the Earth Science Literacy Principles to life, has just won three prestigious awards: Digital Video (DV) Winner in Education, DV Winner in Nature/Wildlife and Videographer… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2012 Contests Announced

June 12, 2012

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests in celebration of Earth Science Week 2012, which honors this year s theme Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences. This year s competitions include a photography contest, a… [Read More]

Ecosystem Collapse in Pleistocene Australia

June 5, 2012

Alexandria, VA - In the Late Quaternary, Australia was home to an array of megafauna, including the half-ton Palorchestes azael , the rhinoceros-sized Diprotodon , and even the giant koala, Phascolarctos stirtoni , which roamed Australia s interior. However, between… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkits Available for Order

May 30, 2012

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is now accepting advance orders for the Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkit. The Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkit contains educational materials for all ages that correspond to this year s event theme, Discovering Careers in the Earth… [Read More]

Better Warnings for the Consequences of Earthquakes and Risk Assessments in Policy

May 29, 2012

Alexandria, VA - Global seismic hazard maps exist to help societies and decision-makers anticipate and prepare for earthquakes. These maps are supposed to depict the maximum level of ground shaking likely to be produced by an earthquake in a given area. In the past… [Read More]

Geoscience Currents 59 Quantifies Students' Attitudes toward Pursuing Geoscience

May 26, 2012

Alexandria, VA - The Geoscience Academic Provenance research series conducted by Houlton presents quantitative data in Geoscience Currents 59. Participants were asked to rate their feelings toward geoscience on a scale from 1 to 7 through a Likert-based survey. The… [Read More]

Geoscience Currents 60: Female U.S. Geoscience Enrollments and Degrees Remain Steady in 2011

May 22, 2012

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute has released Geoscience Currents 60, which examines female enrollments and degrees in the geosciences over time. In 2011, the Current concludes, female participation in U.S. geoscience degree programs remained… [Read More]

EARTH: Carbon and the City

May 22, 2012

In 2010, the world reached a milestone: The number of people living in urban areas reached 50 percent. This monumental shift from rural to urban living comes with consequences. Growing urban populations will have to learn to efficiently deal with increased demands for… [Read More]

AGI Launches GeoWord of the Day

May 9, 2012

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has started a free GeoWord of the Day service. In celebration of the release of the revised 5th edition Glossary of Geology for the Kindle and Nook platforms, this new initiative aims to provide a fun and… [Read More]

Volcanoes Sparked - And Prolonged - The Little Ice Age

May 9, 2012

Volcanism is often implicated in periods of abrupt cooling. After the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, for instance, global temperatures dropped by half a degree Celsius due to air-borne particulate matter blocking solar radiation. However, these… [Read More]