Environment & Geology

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Geotimes September 2007 Nicole Branan	Understanding the Crust Beneath Iran The most recent continent-continent collision on Earth began about 10 to 20 million years ago when the Arabian Plate slammed into Eurasia in what is modern-day Iran. An international team of researchers has brought to light an important piece of this ancient history.
Geotimes September 2007 Erin Wayman	Icebergs Help Fertilize the Ocean Floating icebergs may enhance marine life. New research shows that concentrations of phytoplankton, krill and seabirds are higher near icebergs.
Geotimes September 2007 Elizabeth Quill	Earth's Heat Buoys up Its Crust New research suggests that without the heat in Earth's crust and upper mantle creating elevation, much of North America would be underwater.
Geotimes September 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Cold Wars: Russia Claims Arctic Land The underwater Lomonosov Ridge stretches across the floor of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Russia, crossing through the geographic North Pole. Russia recently claimed that the ridge is an extension of its continental shelf in a bid to expand its territory.
Geotimes September 2007 Carolyn Gramling	NY State: Still No License for Geologists After 11 years of trying, geologists in the state of New York are still waiting for their professional license. Despite a long series of unsuccessful bills stretching back to 1996 to introduce such a license to the state, some proponents see signs that the mood in Albany may be changing at last.
Geotimes September 2007 Megan Sever	Graduate Student Murdered A 24-year-old geology graduate student at the University of Colorado at Denver and an intern with the Colorado Geological Survey was murdered while doing field work.
Geotimes September 2007	Down to Earth With...Seismologist Brian Tucker An interview with the seismologist about his nonprofit organization GeoHazards, which seeks to help reduce or prevent destruction from natural hazards in developing countries.
Geotimes September 2007 Linda Rowan	Water: Our Most Valuable Commodity Gains Congressional Attention Hurricane Katrina, a potential "watershed" moment for changing water policy, has come and gone, leaving the U.S. with an ineffective status quo.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007	Exploring the Extreme Just how much water the moon holds is still debatable but Bill Stone, an engineer and renowned cave explorer, along with a group of scientists and technologists, are convinced that a vast icy lunar waterworks resides beneath the moon's south pole.
Wired August 21, 2007 Guy Gugliotta	Researchers Hope Creatures From Black Lagoon Can Help Fight Cancer The biggest contiguous Superfund site contains more than 100 types of microbes that have managed to survive in the unique, noxious ecosystem. But these organisms are more than unique -- they are also potentially miraculous.
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