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Earth Science Week, sponsored annually by the American Geological Institute, promotes scientific understanding of a timely topic. For this year’s event (October 11-17), the topic is our climate.
Background information, activities, events, and more are planned for all age groups. The Earth Science Week web site provides links to resources for teachers, students, and participating geoscientists, subscription […]

Recently the Walt Disney Company, in collaboration with the National Science Teachers Association, announced the nationwide launch of Disney’s Planet Challenge, a project-based environmental competition for fourth through sixth grade classrooms. The cross-curricular program empowers classrooms to make a difference in their homes, schools, and communities and prompts students to think and act […]

Living on this planet at a time of great changes, the general public should have a fundamental understanding of earth science concepts, according to specialists from many fields who contributed to the report Earth Science Literacy Principles: The Big Ideas and Supporting Concepts of Earth Science.
A product of the Earth Science Literacy Initiative (ESLI), which […]

One of the trading routes that collectively made up the famed Silk Road of ancient times is under threat from melting glaciers in nearby mountains. The Hexi corridor in Gansu province, China, now experiencing regional floods, will not be the only ancient site endangered by glaciers according to researchers into global warming.
According to an […]

I had the pleasure of talking to Tom Lewis —musician, seasoned naval crewman, and grand storyteller who travels to Europe, Canada and the United States sharing his songs about the sea.
In preparation for our May 2009 podcast, I was looking at the Ocean Literacy Network website. This network consists of […]