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Journal Press Releases (prior to 2011)

2011

2011 DAWN PRESS BRIEFING
What: NASA's Dawn Mission at Vesta Presented from the 2011 Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Geological Society of America When: Wed., 12 October 2011; noon–1 p.m. (CDT) An archive of the live news conference is online at www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2.
2011 Annual Meeting Media Coverage

Peru's Misti Volcano: Understanding the Past to Assess Future Hazards
Release no. 11-85, 29 Dec. 2011
Planetary Exploration Begins at Home
Release no. 11-86, 27 Dec. 2011
Geology, New Research Posted Online 8–16 December
Release no. 11-84, 16 Dec. 2011
GSA Today, December 2011 — Unique geologic insights from "non-unique" gravity and magnetic interpretation
Release no. 11-83, 1 Dec. 2011
Geology Highlights: New Research Posted in November
Release no. 11-82, 1 Dec. 2011
Lithosphere Highlights: December Issue Online
Release no. 11-81, 30 Nov. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New Research Posted Ahead of Print
Release no. 11-80, 29 Nov. 2011
Geosphere Highlights: New Research Posted 22 Nov. 2011
Release no. 11-79, 29 Nov. 2011
Geology Highlights: December 2011
Release no. 11-78, 10 Nov. 2011
GSA Today, November 2011 — Southern Gulf of California's rapid rupture
Release no. 11-77, 3 Nov. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New Research Posted Ahead of Print
30 Sept.–21 Oct. 2011
Release no. 11-76, 2 Nov. 2011
GSA Field Guide Explores the Geological Curiosities of Turkey
Release no. 11-75, 2 Nov. 2011
GSA Picture Book Introduces Children to Plate Tectonics
Release no. 11-74, 1 Nov. 2011
Geology Highlights, November 2011: New Research Posted 5 October 2011
Release no. 11-73, 21 Oct. 2011
Geoinformatics: Transporting Geology into The Future
Release no. 11-72, 21 Oct. 2011
New Mystery on Mars' Forgotten Plains
Release no. 11-71, 12 Oct. 2011
Laying the Blame for Extreme Weather
Release no. 11-69, 11 Oct. 2011
The Strange Rubbing Boulders of the Atacama
Release no. 11-68, 11 Oct. 2011
Luminous grains of sand determine year of historic storm flood
Joint GSA–TU-Delft Release no. 11-70, 10 Oct. 2011
Critical Minerals Ignite Geopolitical Storm
Release no. 11-66, 10 Oct. 2011
Giant Kraken Lair Discovered
Release no. 11-65, 10 Oct. 2011
Media Tip Sheet: The Anthropocene
Release no. 11-67, 8 Oct. 2011
Astrophysics and Extinctions: News About Planet-Threatening Events
Release no. 11-64, 7 Oct. 2011
Press Briefing Webcast: NASA’s Dawn Mission At Vesta
Release no. 11-63, 6 Oct. 2011
An archive of the live news conference is available at: www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2.
New GSA Field Guide Investigates The Archean to Anthropocene Geology of Minnesota and Surrounds
Release no. 11-62, 5 Oct. 2011
New GSA earth-science research posted: GSA Bulletin, Geosphere, GSA Today
Release no. 11-61, 4 Oct. 2011
GSA President presents USGS Coalition Leadership Award to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman
Release no. 11-60, 3 Oct. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 2 Sept. 2011
Release no. 11-59, 2 Sept. 2011
Lithosphere Highlights: New research posted 2 Sept. 2011
Release no. 11-58, 9 Sept. 2011
Geology Highlights (Oct. 2011): New research posted 2 September
Release no. 11-57, 7 Sep. 2011
NASA's Dawn Mission at Vesta: Press Conference Announcement
2011 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America
Release no. 11-56, 7 Sep. 2011
An archive of the live news conference is available for viewing at: www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2.
GSA Today, Sept. 2011 — Four short science articles highlight geoscience of the Upper Midwest in anticipation of GSA Annual Meeting
Release no. 11-55, 30 Aug. 2011
Characterizing Chaotic Structure
Release no. 11-54, 25 Aug. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 19 Aug. 2011
Release no. 11-53, 24 Aug. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 8 Aug. 2011
Release no. 11-52, 16 Aug. 2011
Geosphere Highlights, August 2011
Release no. 11-51, 9 Aug. 2011
Fragile Earth Explored
Release no. 11-50, 9 Aug. 2011
Geology Highlights (Sept. 2011): New research posted 5 Aug.
Release no. 11-49, 8 Aug. 2011
Billion Year Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica
Release no. 11-48, 8 Aug. 2011
GSA Announces 2011 Awardees
Release no. 11-47, 3 Aug. 2011
New GSA Special Paper Defines the Nature and Aim of Paleoseismology
Release no. 11-46, 3 Aug. 2011
GSA Today, August 2011 science article
Release no. 11-45, 2 Aug. 2011
Lithosphere Highlights: New research posted 7 July
Release no. 11-44, 7 July 2011
Dynamic Africa
Release no. 11-43, 6 July 2011
Geology Highlights (August 2011): New research posted 1 July
Release no. 11-42, 6 July 2011
GSA Elects Eminent Geoscientists to Office
Release no. 11-41, 5 July 2011
EarthCache Discovery Awards Recognize Earth Science Learning
Release no. 11-40, 30 June 2011
GSA Bulletin highlights: New research posted 24 June 2011
Release no. 11-39, 28 June 2011
GSA Today, July 2011 science article
Release no. 11-38, 27 June 2011
Geosphere highlights, June 2011
Release no. 11-37, 24 June 2011
New Geologic Map Details the Heart of the Aegean
Release no. 11-36, 24 June 2011
GSA Bulletin highlights: New research posted 14 June 2011
Release no. 11-35, 23 June 2011
Geoscience from the Archean to the Anthropocene Converges in Minneapolis
Release no. 11-34, 22 June 2011
GSA Today, June 2011 science article includes exclusive Lithoprobe poster
Release no. 11-33, 27 May 2011
Geology Highlights (July 2011) : New research posted 24 May
Release no. 11-32, 26 May 2011
GSA conference stimulates earth-science exchange in western U.S.
Release no. 11-31, 16 May 2011
Geology Highlights: New Research Posted 4 May 2011
Release no. 11-30, 5 May 2011
New GSA Special Paper Uses the Past to Answer Questions About the Future
Release no. 11-29, 2 May 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 12–18 April 2011
Release no. 11-28, 27 April 2011
Geology highlights, May 2011
Release no. 11-27, 13 April 2011
New geological field guide ranges from eastern Ohio through Pennsylvania to the Central Appalachian Valley and Ridge, USA
Release no. 11-26, 1 April 2011
Geosphere highlights, April 2011
Release no. 11-25, 1 April 2011
New GSA Field Guide ventures into Norway's spectacular Sognefjorden
Release no. 11-24, 30 March 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 3 March and 1 April 2011
Release no. 11-23, 1 April 2011
The Two Sides of Wind: Erosion and Deposition
Release no. 11-22, 30 March 2011
Scientists to Discuss Complexities of Louisiana's Dynamic Coasts and Wetlands
Release no. 11-21, 21 March 2011
Southeastern U.S. Scientists To Discuss Natural Resource Stewardship
Release no. 11-20, 16 March 2011
Geoscientists Meet in Pittsburgh to Discuss “the Shield to the Sea”
Release no. 11-19, 15 March 2011
New GSA Special Paper takes us to the Moon
Release no. 11-18, 11 March 2011
Geology Highlights: New science posted online 8 March 2011
Release no. 11-17, 11 March 2011
GSA Today, March 2011: The case for a Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event
Release no. 11-16, 08 March 2011
Lithosphere: New research posted 10 Feb.
Release no. 11-15, 02 March 2011
Geoscience Education Research Takes Center Stage
Release no. 11-14, 01 March 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: New research posted 4 to 11 Feb.
Release no. 11-13, 24 Feb. 2011
New Volume Explores High-Grade Metamorphism via South African Limpopo Complex
Release no. 11-12, 24 Feb. 2011
Science and Scientific Integrity Advance at U.S. Department of the Interior
Release no. 11-11, 11 Feb. 2011
Geology Pre-Issue Publication Highlights: 3–4 Feb. 2011
Release no. 11-10, 8 Feb. 2011
GSA Bulletin Pre-Issue Publication Highlights: 21–28 Jan. 2011
Release no. 11-09, 2 Feb. 2011
Geosphere Highlights: Feb. 2011
Release no. 11-08, 2 Feb. 2011
Lithosphere Pre-Issue Publication 26 Jan. 2011
Release no. 11-07, 27 Jan. 2011
Lithosphere Highlights: Feb. 2011
Release no. 11-06, 26 Jan. 2011
Geology and GSA Today Highlights: Feb. 2011
Release no. 11-05, 25 Jan. 2011
New GSA Special Paper Tackles the San Jacinto Fault Zone
Release no. 11-04, 7 Jan. 2011
GSA Bulletin Highlights: Jan.-Feb. 2011
Release no. 11-03, 5 Jan. 2011
Clarifying the Black Sea Region
Release no. 11-02, 4 Jan. 2011
Geology and GSA Today Highlights: Jan. 2011
Release no. 11-01, 3 Jan. 2011

2010

Appalachia in the Limelight
Rel. 10-67, 17 November 2010
A History of Earth's Convulsions
Rel. 10-66, 17 November 2010
Scarcity of New Energy Minerals Will Trigger Trade Wars
Rel. 10-65, 1 November 2010
How Lead Gets into Urban Vegetable Gardens
Rel. 10-64, 1 November 2010
Morrison Natural History Museum Discovers Baby Sauropod Tracks
Rel. 10-63, 1 November 2010
Earth's First Great Predator Wasn't
Rel. 10-62, 1 November 2010
Troubled Islands — Hurricanes, Oil Spill & Sea Level Rise
Rel. 10-61, 29 October 2010
Raising Giant Insects to Unravel Ancient Oxygen
Rel. 10-60, 29 October 2010
Found: First Complete Remains of Early Sauropod Dinosaur
Rel. 10-58, 28 October 2010
New Rocky Mountain Field Guide Looks through the Generations
Rel. 10-55, 25 October 2010
GSA celebrates installation of large solar array with local funding partners and officials
Rel. 10-54, 25 October 2010
Geological Society of America Salutes Creators of Transformative Technology
Rel. 10-53, 11 October 2010
GSA 2010 Annual Meeting — Media Advisory 2
Rel. 10-52, 06 October 2010
International EarthCache Day Scores a Perfect 10
Rel. 10-50, 30 September 2010
Where Does Granite Come From?
Rel. 10-47, 9 September 2010
New GSA Special Paper Asks a Deceptively Complicated Question
Rel. 10-46, 25 August 2010
EarthTrek Gravestone Project comes to Maine
Rel. 10-44, 11 August 2010
New GSA Book Delves Straight into the Heart of Italy
Rel. 10-42, 5 August 2010
One Great Force Leaves Its Mark Across the Solar System:
Large Meteorite Impacts
Rel. 10-41, 2 August 2010
Super Glaciers Leave Their Mark on the Gondwanan
Supercontinent
Rel. 10-40, 26 July 2010
GSA 2010 Annual Meeting — Media Advisory 1
Rel. 10-39, 26 July 2010
GSA Honors Diversity
Rel. 10-38, 21 July 2010
GSA Honors Service to the Public and the Profession for 2010
Rel. 10-37, 21 July 2010
GSA Announces Gold Medalists for 2010
Rel. 10-36, 21 July 2010
GSA Elects Eminent Geoscientists to Office
Rel. 10-35, 15 July 2010
EarthTrek Marks One-Year Anniversary
Rel. 10-32, 30 June 2010
A View of The Lake Mead Region Inside and Out
Rel. 10-29, 08 June 2010
Scientists Share Latest Mexico Earthquake Data
Rel. 10-27, 24 May 2010
GSA Special Paper Exposes Raw Beauty of the Bering Glacier System
Rel. 10-26, 18 May 2010
GSA Special Paper Provides Synthesized View of the Dynamic Ordovician Earth
Rel. 10-23, 03 May 2010
GSA Adopts New Position Statement on Climate Change
Rel. 10-21, 21 April 2010
From Ancient Rocks to New Knowledge of the Universe
Rel. 10-20, 19 April 2010
Reducing Volcano Hazards: A Public Briefing
Rel. 10-19, 19 April 2010
New Translation Reveals Ancient Metals and Minerals
Rel. 10-18, 14 April 2010
Volcanoes Like You've Never Seen Them Before
Rel. 10-16, 12 April 2010
New Ozarks Field Guide Digs Deep into the Past
Rel. 10-15, 8 April 2010
Media Advisory: A View of Earth Science from Middle America
Rel. 10-14, 8 April 2010
Linking North and South: Exploring the Connections between Continent and Sea
Rel. 10-10, 11 March 2010
Media Advisory: Earth Science Meeting takes Baltimore by Storm
Rel. 10-09, 11 March 2010
Rock Stars of Jamaican Geology
Rel. 10-08, 9 March 2010
GSA Provides Open Access to Haitian Earthquake Research
Rel. 10-02, 13 January 2010

2009

Heading off Coastline Hazards
Rel. 09-72, 18 December 2009
New Approaches to Geologic Fieldwork for Campus Curricula
Rel. 09-71, 15 December 2009
Gravestones Talking through Time
Rel. 09-70, 8 December 2009
GSA recognizes role models for women and minorities in the geosciences
Rel. 09-65, 2 December 2009
GSA honors service to the Society and to society for 2009
Rel. 09-64, 2 December 2009
The Hydrothermal Explosion Craters of Yellowstone and How They Came to Be
Rel. 09-63, 24 November 2009
U.S. Coal Peak Production: Point and counterpoint
Rel. 09-58R, 20 October 2009
How to Monitor Geologic and Landscape Change in Non-Technical Terms
Rel. 09-61, 20 October 2009

2009 Annual Meeting Newsroom
includes all meeting-related news releases (GSA as well other organizations).

2009 ANNUAL MEETING (Portland, Oregon)
Only GSA releases are shown below.
- Seismic Noise Unearths Lost Hurricanes
  Rel. 09-60, 20 October 2009
- Killer algae a key player in mass extinctions
  Rel. 09-59, 19 October 2009
- Bedrock of a Holy City: The historical importance of Jerusalem's geology
  Rel. 09-57, 19 October 2009
- Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest
  Rel. 09-56, 19 October 2009
- Nature of Eyreville Cores, Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure, Revealed
  Rel. 09-55, 16 October 2009
- Giant Impact Near India -- Not Mexico -- May Have Doomed Dinosaurs
  Rel. 09-54, 15 October 2009
- Magnetic Leaves Reveal Bellingham's Most Polluted Byways
  Rel. 09-53, 15 October 2009
- Field Guide Showcases Pacific Northwest Geology and Terroir
  Rel. 09-52, 14 October 2009
- Scientists Discuss Climate Change, Planets, Earliest Life, Natural Disasters, Wine, and more in Portland this month
  Rel. 09-50, 7 October 2009
- GSA Announces 2009 Gold Medalists
  Penrose, Day, and Donath Medalists to give special lectures at GSA Annual Meeting in Portland
  Rel. 09-47, 30 September 2009
- GSA Honors Judge Jones for Upholding Science in the Classroom
  Jones to participate in panel discussion on evolution as part of Darwin Day celebration
  Rel. 09-46, 28 September 2009
- GSA 2009 Annual Meeting — Media Advisory 2
  Rel. 09-44, 10 September 2009
Cutting through Continental Crust
Rel. 09-43, 3 September 2009
Central Mississippi River Valley “Wasn't Always so Placid and Dull”
Rel. 09-41, 31 August 2009
Collision Catalyzes Cordilleran Orogeny
Rel. 09-35, 14 July 2009
Anatomy of the Backbone of the Americas
Rel. 09-33, 24 June 2009
GSA 2009 Annual Meeting — Media Advisory 1
Rel. 09-32, 16 June 2009
Shaping Modern Geology
Rel. 09-30, 5 June 2009
EarthTrek: Citizen Scientists Seek Solutions
Rel. 09-28, 2 June 2009
New GSA Volume Takes Bite Out of Southern California Geoscience
Rel. 09-26, 7 May 2009
Geoscientists Meet to Discuss Cordilleran Geology
Rel. 09-24, 6 May 2009
Comparing Mars to Earth: Catastrophe and History
Rel. 09-22, 1 May 2009
Geoscientists Meet to Discuss Rocky Mountain Geology
Rel. 09-21, 28 April 2009
Keeping Rivers Running in the Twenty-first Century
Rel. 09-19, 24 April 2009
New GSA Volume Analyzes Early Geological Experimentation and Its Role in the Emergence of Geoscience
Rel. 09-18, 16 April 2009
GSA Special Paper Presents New Studies of Western U.S. Earth Motion
Rel. 09-17, 15 April 2009
Earth Under Global Cooling
Rel. 09-16, 8 April 2009
Permian Extinction Not a Global Event
Rel. 09-14, 31 March 2009
Geoscientists Set to Discuss Climate Change, Water Issues, Carbon Sequestration, Science Education, and More (NC Section)
Rel. 09-12, 23 March 2009
Great Basin's Bear Lake Reveals Records of Past Climate
Rel. 09-11, 19 March 2009
Report on the Arlington Archosaur Site, a Major New Dinosaur Quarry in Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, to be Presented at GSA Meeting
Rel. 09-10, 13 March 2009
GSA Northeastern Section Meeting: Geoscientists set to Discuss Climate Change, Water Resources, and More
Rel. 09-09, 17 March 2009 (Rev.)
Geoscientists to Discuss Sea Level Rise, Extreme Storm Events, the Fossil Record, and More at GSA Southeastern Section Meeting
Rel. 09-08, 10 March 2009
GSA South-Central Section Meeting: Leading Geoscientists to Discuss Alternative Energy, Water, Health and Public Policy Issues
Rel. 09-06, 3 March 2009
New GSA Book Reveals the Complexity of Human Evolution
Rel. 09-01, 12 Jan 2009
New Science Editor Appointments Give Added Global Dimension to GSA Journals
Rel. 08-70, 08 Jan 2009

2008

New Book Offers Fresh Angle on Franciscan Subduction Complex
Rel. 08-67, 15 December
Milestone Meeting in China Launches New GSA Special Paper
Rel. 08-64, 31 October
Seattle Subject of New Landslide Hazard Volume
Rel. 08-63, 30 October
Geological Society of America Honors Science, Stewardship, and Service for 2008
Rel. 08-60, 27 October

MEDIA COVERAGE
HIGHLIGHTS
2008
Joint Annual Meeting

2008 JOINT ANNUAL MEETING (Houston, Texas)
Only GSA releases are shown below.
- Topsoil's Limited Turnover: A Crisis in Time
  Rel. 08-59, 2 October
- Pterodactyl-Inspired Robot to Master Air, Ground, and Sea
  Rel. 08-58, 2 October
- Scientists Keep an Eye on Texas
  Rel. 08-57, 1 October
- War from the Ground Up
  Rel. 08-56, 1 October
- From Mothballs to Mobilization: Taking the Salt out of Sea Water
  Rel. 08-55, 30 September
- NASA'S Dirty Secret: Moon Dust
  Rel. 08-52, 24 September
- Climate Change Experts Seize the Day: 7 October 2008
  Rel. 08-51, 24 September
- Wetlands Restoration Not a Panacea for Louisiana Coast
  Rel. 08-50, 24 September
- Stalagmites May Predict Next Big One along the New Madrid Seismic Zone
  Rel. 08-49, 24 September
- Discovered: World's Largest Tsunami Debris
  Rel. 08-48, 24 September
- Evolution in Plain Language
  Rel. 08-46, 10 September
- Scientists Team Up in Houston to Tackle Global Challenges
  Rel. 08-40, 12 August
New Book Brings Upper U.S. Gulf Coast Climate Change and Sea-level Rise into Focus
Rel. 08-47, 9 September
Northeast Greenland Detailed by Specialists
Rel. 08-43, 19 August
Studies of Dynamic Past Ice Age May Help Prepare Society for Future Changes
Rel. 08-42, 18 August
Earth Moves in Unique Ways
Rel. 08-41, 13 August
The Colorado Rocky Mountain Region: A Geological Cornucopia
Rel. 08-39, 5 August
Women Leading the Way at The Geological Society of America
Rel. 08-38, 4 August
GSA Announces New Journal: Lithosphere to Debut in Early 2009
Rel. 08-37, 31 July
Phil and Amy Mickelson Receive GSA President's Medal for Advancing Science/Math Education
Rel. 08-34, 22 July
Field Guide Travels the Backbone of the Americas
Rel. 08-33, 21 July
Fossils and Layers: Solving the Terrane Puzzle of the North American Cordillera
Rel. 08-32, 16 July
The Geologic Forces that Shaped Africa
Rel. 08-31, 27 June
Trips among the Dynamic Geology of Indiana and the Ohio River Valley
Rel. 08-27, 12 June
Geology and Biology Meet in the History of U.S. Southwestern Desert Surface Waters
Rel. 08-26, 3 June
Western U.S. Cordillera Expert Honored in New GSA Book
Rel. 08-25, 1 June
Earth's Sediments Record a Falling Sky
Rel. 08-22, 23 May
Arc Collision Zones Center of Much Activity
Rel. 08-21, 22 May
History and Innovation: The Diverse Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Rel. 08-20, 24 April
Las Vegas Reveals the Riches of Geologic History
Rel. 08-19, 24 April
Success Stories in Underground Waste Isolation
Rel. 08-17, 16 April
GSA South-Central Section Meeting in Hot Springs Next Week
Rel. 08-15, 25 March
GSA Northeastern Section to Meet in Buffalo this Month
Rel. 08-13, 6 March
Seismic Hazards, Mineral Resources, and More on Agenda for Geoscientists in Las Vegas
Rel. 08-10, 13 February
Seeing Beneath the Surface: Use of Ground Penetrating Radar in Earth Science Research
Rel. 08-09, 12 February
Strike-Slip Fault System Exposé
Rel. 08-08, 6 February
On the Origins of Orogeny
Rel. 08-07, 5 February
Coal-Fires Science: Ready to Ignite Around the World
Rel. 08-05, 12 January
Scientists to Gather in Houston in October to Celebrate International Year of Planet Earth
Rel. 08-03, 15 January

2007

New Overview of Continental Crust Formation Incorporates Fourth Dimension
Rel. 07-71, 12 December
Dakotas Continue to Yield Paleontological Treasures
Rel. 07-70, 11 December
Southern Alaska: Tectonic Collisions and Crustal Growth
Rel. 07-69, 6 December
Predicting Coastal Changes on a Changing Planet
Rel. 07-67, 15 November
Caribbean Collisions: Exploring Tectonically Active Plate Margins
Rel. 07-66, 14 November 2007
A Definitive Guide to the Great Mantle Plume Debate
Rel. 07-65, 13 November 2007
2007 GSA ANNUAL MEETING:
Only GSA releases are shown below.
Click here for a complete list (including GSA as well as other institutions).
- Western Canada's Glaciers Hit 7000-Year Low
  Rel. 07-61, 30 October 2007
- Dinosaur Deaths Outsourced to India?
  Rel. 07-59, 29 October 2007
- Ancient Amphibians Left Full-Body Imprints
  Rel. 07-60, 29 October 2007
- Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Ceo Vicki Cowart to Speak This Evening at GSA Annual Meeting
  Rel. 07-62, 29 October 2007
- Mars With Ice, Shaken, Not Stirred
  Rel. 07-56, 26 October 2007
- Drugstore in the Dirt
  Rel. 07-58, 25 October 2007
- Why Do Autumn Leaves Bother to Turn Red?
  Rel. 07-57, 25 October 2007
- Exploring Boulder Creek And South Boulder Creek Ecosystems And Flood Hazards
  Rel. 07-55, 22 October 2007
- Denver Then and Now: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Next Week
  Rel. 07-53, 22 October 2007
- Identifying America's Most Vulnerable Oceanfront Communities
  Rel. 07-52, 19 October 2007
- Why are we Losing Louisiana?
  Rel. 07-51, 15 October 2007
- Planetary Geoscience, Paleontology, and More at GSA Annual Meeting in Denver
  Rel. 07-43, 19 September 2007
- GSA 2007 Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, 28-31 October
  Rel. 07-29, 6 July 2007
Understanding Mysterious Continental Intraplate Earthquakes
Rel. 07-50, 12 October 2007
Mysteries of the Rheic Ocean Beginning to Unravel
Rel. 07-49, 9 October 2007
International Earthcache Day Kicks Off Earth Science Week on Sunday, 14 October
Rel. 07-48, 8 October 2007
Deborah Imel Nelson to Receive 2007 Henry F. Smyth, Jr., Award
Rel. 07-39, 8 October 2007
Microfossils Disclose Geologic History of Eastern California
Rel. 07-47, 4 October 2007
New Volume Chronicles Recent Insights into Earth's Interior
Rel. 07-46, 3 October 2007
GSA Announces 2007 Medal & Award Winners:
- Penrose Medal: Kevin Charles Antony Burke
  Rel. 07-34, 30 August 2007
- Day Medal and Public Service Award: Mary Lou Zoback
  Rel. 07-35, 30 August 2007
- Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal): Carmala N. Garzione
  Rel. 07-36, 30 August 2007
- Distinguished Service Award: Yildirim Dilek, Robert C. Thomas, and Nancy L. Carlson
  Rel. 07-38, 30 August 2007
- Subaru Outstanding Woman in Science Award: Tanja Bosak
  Rel. 07-37, 30 August 2007
Geological Society of America to Open Washington Office
Rel. 07-40, 16 August 2007
Abandoned Mines on Public Lands: Cleaning Up is Hard to Do
Rel. 07-26, 9 August 2007
Mass Extinctions and the Marine Record
Rel. 07-33, 30 July 2007
On Sorting Through Global Detritus and Discovering Former Earths
Rel. 07-31, 26 July 2007
Public Congressional Briefings on Managing Drought
Rel. 07-30, 13 July 2007
John M. (Jack) Sharp Assumes Geological Society of America Presidency
Rel. 07-24, 9 June 2007
Judith Totman Parrish is New Geological Society of America Vice President
Rel. 07-25, 9 June 2007
New Volume Presents Broad View of Geology of México
Rel. 07-27, 5 July 2007
New Volume on Convergent Margin Processes Honors W.G. (Gary) Ernst
Rel. 07-20, 4 June 2007
Definitive Evidence Found of a Swimming Dinosaur
Rel. 07-22, 22 May 2007
Twenty Years of Yucca Mountain Research Now Available for Scientific Review
Rel. 07-11, 9 May 2007
Geoscientists Discuss Energy Resources, Groundwater Quality, and Fossil Finds in Utah
Rel. 07-19, 30 April 2007
Mount Baker, New Geologic Fault Near Bellingham, and More on Geoscientists' Agenda at Bellingham
Rel. 07-18, 23 April 2007
Water Resources, Geoarcheology, and More on Agenda as Geologists Meet in Lawrence
Rel. 07-14, 6 April 2007
Feathered Dinosaurs and Melting Glaciers Featured in Upcoming GSA GeoVentures
Rel. 07-13, 16 March 2007
Volcanism in the Mediterranean: A Comprehensive View
Rel. 07-08, 9 March 2007
GSA 2007 Southeastern Section Meeting Highlights
Rel. 07-10, 8 March 2007
Climate Change, Health and Environment, and More at 2007 GSA Northeastern Section Meeting
Rel. 07-09, 1 March 2007
Mud Volcano in Java May Continue to Erupt for Months and Possibly Years
Rel. 07-03, 23 January 2007

2006

2006 Annual Meeting (22-25 October)
Only GSA releases are shown below.
Click here for a complete list (including GSA as well as other institutions).
- New Theory for Mass Extinctions
  GSA Rel. 06-52, 24 October 2006
- Trotting with Emus to Walk with Dinosaurs
  GSA Rel. 06-51, 24 October 2006
- Amazon River Reversed Flow
  GSA Rel. 06-50, 24 October 2006
- America's Energy and Resource Future
  GSA Rel. 06-53, 24 October 2006
- New Evidence of Early Horse Domestication
  GSA Rel. 06-49, 20 October 2006
- Global Warming and Your Health
  GSA Rel. 06-48, 19 October 2006
- Far More Than a Meteor Killed Dinos
  GSA Rel. 06-47, 17 October 2006
- Energy Resources, Climate Change, Coastal Issues at GSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia This Month
  Rel. 06-43, 6 October 2006
- GSA 2006 Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA, 22-25 October
  Rel. 06-25, 14 July 2006
Earth Science Week Kicks Off at International EarthCache Day, Washington, D.C.
Rel. 06-42, 27 September 2006
Where Global Warming Meets the Faucet
Rel. 06-40, 19 September 2006
Droughts and Reservoirs: Finding Storage Space Underground
Rel. 06-39, 18 September 2006
Getting Real: Drought as the "New Normal"
Rel. 06-38, 14 September 2006
GSA Conference to Address Managing Drought and Water Scarcity
Rel. 06-34, 10 August 2006
Frank M. Richter to Receive GSA 2006 Arthur L. Day Medal
Rel. 06-33, 8 August 2006
Elizabeth Catlos to Receive GSA 2006 Young Scientist Award
Rel. 06-28, 8 August 2006
Elizabeth S. Cochran to Receive GSA 2006 Subaru Outstanding Woman in Science Award
Rel. 06-32, 7 August 2006
Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., to Receive GSA 2006 Penrose Medal
Rel. 06-31, 7 August 2006
Dick Kerr to Receive Geological Society of America 2006 Public Service Award
Rel. 06-29, 2 August 2006
New Study Fuels Louisiana Subsidence Controversy
Rel. 06-26, 21 July 2006
Augustine Volcano Eruptions, Glacier Thinning, and More at Geosciences Meeting in Anchorage
Rel. 06-19, 5 May 2006
More Evidence Chicxulub Was Too Early
Rel. 06-14, 29 March 2006
Mega Eruption of Yellowstone's Southern Twin
Rel. 06-13, 28 March 2006
Sumatra Megaquake Defied Theory
Rel. 06-12, 27 March 2006
Geoscientists Discuss Groundwater Contamination, Climate Issues, and More in Knoxville
Rel. 06-10, 17 March 2006
Environmental Issues, Hazards, and Forensic Geology on Geoscientists' Agenda in Camp Hill/Harrisburg
Rel. 06-09, 16 March 2006
A New Look at the Cordilleras of the Americas
Rel. 06-08, 10 March 2006

2005

Geosphere, New GSA Electronic Journal, Now Available Online
Rel. 05-31, 13 September 2005
Are Hurricanes Increasing? Ask A Georgia Pine Tree
Rel. 05-28, 10 August 2005
India's Smoking Gun: Dino-Killing Eruptions
Rel. 05-27, 9 August 2005
New Window into Ancient Ozone Holes
Rel. 05-26, 9 August 2005
Meteor Impacts: Life's Jump Starter?
Rel. 05-25, 8 August 2005
"Earth System Processes 2:" An Updated Look at How the Earth Works
Rel. 05-22, 27 June 2005
2005 Annual Meeting News Releases
Only GSA Annual meeting releases are shown below.
Click here for a complete list (including GSA as well as other institutions).
- Is America's Oil Age Already Waning?
  Rel. 05-42, 14 October 2005
- Antievolutionism Addressed by Top Geoscientists and Educators
  Rel. 05-41, 14 October 2005
- Geoscientists and Educators Take On Antievolutionists
  Rel. 05-40, 14 October 2005
- Disaster Lessons: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
  Rel. 05-39, 14 October 2005
- Wright Bros. Upstaged! Dinos Invented Biplanes
  Rel. 05-38, 14 October 2005
- Mars' Climate in Flux: Mid-Latitude Glaciers
  Rel. 05-37, 14 October 2005
- Space Enthusiasts Invited to Hear Top Scientists from the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn in Salt Lake City Next Week
  Rel. 05-36, 11 October 2005
- "An Eye On Katrina: Geoscience Perspectives on a Catastrophic Hurricane" at GSA Annual Meeting Next Week
  Rel. 05-35, 10 October 2005
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Geological Society of America Meeting in Salt Lake City Next Week
  Rel. 05-34, 10 October 2005
- Late-breaking Geoscience on Hurricane Katrina, and More, at GSA Annual Meeting Next Month
  Rel. 05-33, 29 September 2005
- GSA 2005 Annual Meeting: Salt Lake City, Utah, 16-19 October
  Rel. 05-24, 26 July 2005
Climate Change, Ground Water Sustainability, and More at GSA North-Central Section Meeting
Rel. 05-18, 11 May 2005
Energy Issues, Water Quality, Earthquakes and Other Hazards, and More on Agenda at Joint GSA-AAPG Meeting Next Week
Rel. 05-17, 22 April 2005
South-Central Section to Meet in San Antonio Next Week
Rel. 05-11, 24 March 2005
A New Look at the Emerging Earth System Processes Paradigm
Rel. 05-09, 14 March 2005
Scientists Discuss Tsunamis, Other Coastal and Marine Issues, Next Week at GSA Southeastern Section Meeting
Rel. 05-08, 10 March 2005
Geoscientists Meet Next Week in Saratoga Springs; Public Forum on Hudson River Clean-Up Monday Evening
Rel. 05-07, 9 March 2005
University of West Georgia participates in GSA Meeting
re: Southeastern Section Meeting
University of West Georgia release, 25 February 2005
GC&SU Professor and Graduate Student Illuminate Georgia's Ice Age History
re: Southeastern Section Meeting
Georgia College & State University release, 9 March 2005
GeoScienceWorld Launches Portal and Signs Third Reseller
GSW release, 28 February 2005
GeoScienceWorld Launches Portal of 30 Leading Geoscience Journals and GeoRef
GSW release, 7 February 2005
New Geologic Map of North America Illustrates Discoveries and Advances in Geoscience
Rel. 05-04, 1 February 2005

2004

Geosphere, New Geological Society of America Electronic Journal, to Debut First Quarter 2005
Rel. 04-39, 21 December 2004
When Earth Turned Bad: New Evidence Supports Terrestrial Cause of End-Permian Mass Extinction
Rel. 04-38, 30 November 2004
GSA 2004 Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, 7-10 Nov.
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Releases from GSA listed below:
- Tumbleweeds Good for Uranium Clean-Up
  Rel. 04-33, 5 November 2004
- Seismosaur Cut Down To Size
  Rel. 04-32, 5 November 2004
- Honeybees Defy Dino-Killing "Nuclear Winter"
  Rel. 04-31, 5 November 2004
- Titanic Disaster: New Theory Fingers Coal Fire
  Rel. 04-30, 5 November 2004
- Earliest Tracks of 4-Legged Stroll
  Rel. 04-29, 5 November 2004
- Top Mars Exploration Scientists to Speak in Denver Tuesday, 9 November 2004
  Rel. 04-27, 21 October 2004
- 2004 GSA Annual Meeting - Media Advisory
  Rel. 04-24, 30 August 2004
Virtual Student Expo Initiated by AAPG, GSA, SEG and SPE
Rel. 04-25, August 14, 2004
Geoscience World Appoints Executive Director Selects HighWire Press to Build its New Portal
Rel. 04-20, July 13, 2004
Biogeoscience.org Launches
Rel. 04-17, June 8, 2004
Yellowstone Hot Spot a Hot Topic at GSA Meeting in Boise
Rel. 04-15, May 3, 2004
Tip Sheet: Geoscientists Discuss River Management Issues and Earthquake Hazards in St. Louis This Week
Rel. 04-12, March 31, 2004
Tip Sheet: Joint Meeting, Northeastern-Southeastern Sections, GSA
Rel. 04-11, March 23, 2004
Geoscientists Report on Environment, Climate, and Public Policy Issues in Washington, DC, This Month
Rel. 04-10, March 15, 2004
Dragons of the Air: Pterosaurs Flew with Smart Wings
Rel. 04-08, March 15, 2004
New Web Site for Biogeoscience Community Announced
Rel. 04-07, March 1, 2004
GeoScienceWorld to Launch - Online Access to Leading Journals in the Earth Sciences
Rel. 04-03, January 21, 2004

2003

Geoscience Horizons
GSA 2003 Annual Meeting: Seattle, Washington, Nov. 2-5
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Releases from GSA listed below:
- Isotopes From Feathers Reveal Bird Migrations
  Rel. 03-39, November 5, 2003
- World's Most Alkaline Life Forms Found Near Chicago
  Rel. 03-38, November 4, 2003
- Extraterrestrial Enigma: Missing Amino Acids In Meteorites
  Rel. 03-37, November 3, 2003
- Sand Ripples Taller On Mars
  Rel. 03-36, November 3, 2003
- Climate Change in the Vineyards: The Taste of Global Warming
  Rel. 03-35, November 3, 2003
- Water on the Gaza Strip: Time Bomb or Ray of Hope?
  Rel. 03-34, November 3, 2003
- The Road First Traveled: Peopling of the New World
  Rel. 03-33, November 2, 2003
- A New Look at Neoproterozoic Earth
  Rel. 03-32, October 28, 2003
- Debate Heats Up on Role of Climate in Human Evolution
  Rel. 03-31, October 27, 2003
Media Advisory:
Wildland Fire Impacts on Watersheds
A Special Conference of The Geological Society of America
Rel. 03-27, October 14, 2003
GSA Meets in Seattle, Nov. 2-5, 2003
Rel. 03-22, July 18, 2003
Wildland Fire Impacts on Watersheds: A Special Conference of The Geological Society of America
Rel. 03-21, July 18, 2003
Geologists Discuss Area Prehistoric Cultures and Regional Wildfire at Meeting This Week in Durango
Rel. 03-12, May 7, 2003
GSA Cordilleran Section Meets This Week in Puerto Vallarta
Rel. 03-09, March 31, 2003
Joint Meeting of Atlantic Geoscience Society and GSA NE Section
Rel. 03-08, March 26, 2003
GSA North-Central Section Meets This Week in Kansas City
Rel. 03-07, March 24, 2003
GSA Southeastern and South-Central Sections Meet This Week in Memphis
Rel. 03-06, March 10, 2003
Biting Rocks and Pondering Pancakes: Earth Science Education Gets Big Boost from Englewood Teacher
Rel. 03-01, January 14, 2003

2002

Scientists Discover Ancient Protein and DNA Sequences in the Same Fossil
Rel. 02-54, November 14, 2002
The Geological Society of America 2002 Annual Meeting: "Science at the Highest Level"
- GSA Got Noticed!
  See Media Coverage Summary for the '02 meeting
- Evolution Upset: Oxygen-Making Microbes Came Last, Not First
  Rel. 02-44, October 25, 2002
- Sounding Europa On the Cheap: Eavesdropping On Ice
  Rel. 02-45, October 25, 2002
- Sod Busters Along the Old Cambrian Trail
  Rel. 02-47, October 25, 2002
- Can Geologists Bridge the Gap Between Islamic Countries and the Western World?
  Rel. 02-48, October 25, 2002
- Inside Fossil Embryos of Earth's Earliest Animals
  Rel. 02-52, October 25, 2002
- Hidden Face of Mars Uncovered by Father & Daughter
  Rel. 02-53, October 25, 2002
- Media Advisory
  Rel. 02-41, September 4, 2002
Columbia University Study Ties the Frequency of Earthquakes to Ocean Tides
Rel. 02-33, May 28, 2002
Another Cascade Range Volcano May Be Coming to Life
Rel. 02-31, May 13, 2002
Recent Dinosaur Discoveries in Utah and Wyoming
Rel. 02-29, May 7, 2002
Are There Diamonds in Iron Mountain?
Rel. 02-28, May 7, 2002
Geologists to Discuss Landslide Hazards
Rel. 02-27, May 7, 2002
Water Issues in West Texas
Rel. 02-23, April 11, 2002
Where Have All the Grasses Gone? Eco-Trouble in Texas' Big Bend National Park
Rel. 02-22, April 11, 2002
A New Way to Sleuth Dinosaur Bones
Rel. 02-21, April 11, 2002
Impact Events' Kinetic Energy May Be Key to Understanding the Severity of Mass Extinctions
Rel. 02-19, April 3, 2002
Human Ancestor Australopithecus Did Indeed Walk Upright
Rel. 02-18, April 3, 2002
Mississippi and Missouri River Flood Levels Underestimated
Rel. 02-17, April 3, 2002
Geology and the Civil War: the Battle of Chickamauga
Rel. 02-16, April 3, 2002
Was Poet Emily Dickinson a Closet Geologist?
Rel. 02-15, March 25, 2002
Alaskan Terrane Shared Seaway with Siberia and Ural Mountains
Rel. 02-13, March 25, 2002
Rock Solid Evidence of Manicouagan Impact Causing Earthquake
Rel. 02-12, March 25, 2002
Hiroshima Porcelain Pieces Provide Insight into Exposure Levels
Rel. 02-12, March 25, 2002
Geologists Find Hidden Active Strands of the Seattle Fault Zone
Rel. 02-09, February 7, 2002
Philosophy of the Guessing Game of Geology: How Do We Guess?
Rel. 02-07, January 25, 2002
A Rising Force: New Study on Ancient Mantle Plumes
Rel. 02-06, January 25, 2002
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What Are Those Big Jellyfish Fossils Doing in Wisconsin?
Rel. 02-05, January 23, 2002
The K-T Impact Extinctions: Dust Didn't Do It
Rel. 02-04, January 23, 2002

2001

Lowering Rates of Beach Erosion: Estuaries may be Key
Rel. 01-67, December 10, 2001
Scientist Anticipates Major Eruption of Peru's El Misti Volcano
Rel. 01-66, December 10, 2001
Arctic Gakkel Ridge Eruption Reveals Magma from Earth's Mantle
Rel. 01-64, December 3, 2001
A Curve Ball into the Snowball Earth Hypothesis?
Rel. 01-63, December 3, 2001
New GSA Publication on Ophiolites and Oceanic Crust
Rel. 01-43, October 30, 2001
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2001 Annual Meeting:
- Finding Life In The Solar System: A New Synthesis
  Rel. 01-51, November 8, 2001
- Geological Myth Busting: Extraterrestrials Really Don't Impact Volcanoes?
  Rel. 01-52, November 8, 2001
- Early Critters in Microbial Mats: Evolution or Just a Strange Environment?
  Rel. 01-53, November 8, 2001
- Volcanoes Still Active on Mars? New Evidence for Ongoing Volcanism and Water Release
  Rel. 01-54, November 8, 2001
- Discovery of Buried Impact Craters on Mars Widens Possibility of an Ancient Martian Ocean
  Rel. 01-56, November 8, 2001
- All in the Family: Scientists Find Mother and Daughter Asteroids
  Rel. 01-59, November 8, 2001
- Chinese Art And The Rise Of Modern Geology: East Versus West
  Rel. 01-50, November 7, 2001
- Why the Big Animals Went Down in the Pleistocene-Was it Just the Climate?
  Rel. 01-55, November 7, 2001
- Geologists Delineate Ancient Harbor of Troy
  Rel. 01-58, November 7, 2001
- Seawall Erosion: Are Some Walls Okay?
  Rel. 01-46, November 5, 2001
- A Fish Named Wayne-Wanda?
  Rel. 01-47, November 5, 2001
- New Evidence for Sea-Level Rise along the Coasts of Maine and Nova Scotia
  Rel. 01-48, November 5, 2001
- Media Advisory 2
  Boston 2001: A Geo-Odyssey
  Rel. 01-45, November 1, 2001
- Media Advisory 1
  Boston 2001: A Geo-Odyssey
  Rel. 01-38, August 30, 2001
Denver Teacher Impacts K-12 Geoscience Education Through GSA
Rel. 01-39, September 4, 2001
Permian Extraterrestrial Impact Caused Largest Mass Extinction on Earth
Rel. 01-37, August 24, 2001
The Ancients Were Right - Delphi Was A Gas!
Rel. 01-34, August 6, 2001
Earth System Processes
- Read the media coverage
- Amazon Rainforest Could be Unsustainable Within A Decade
  Rel. 01-20, June 21, 2001
- How Trees Changed The World
  Rel. 01-21, June 21, 2001
- Subglacial Volcanoes (And Life?) On Mars
  Rel. 01-22, June 21, 2001
- Venus Holds Clues To Finding Earth's Platinum And Diamonds
  Rel. 01-23, June 21, 2001
- Where There's Soup, There's Life
  Rel. 01-24, June 21, 2001
- The Goldilocks Effect: How Other Earths Form Just Right
  Rel. 01-25, June 21, 2001
- A Disturbance In the "Force" Caused the K-T Impact?
  Rel. 01-26, June 21, 2001
- Mass Extinction At The Triassic-Jurassic Boundary: Where's The Smoking Gun?
  Rel. 01-27, June 21, 2001
- I've Looked At Clouds (And Global Weather) From Both Sides Now: A Perspective From The Warm Pool
  Rel. 01-28, June 21, 2001
- Does Nessie Stir When The Earth Shakes?
  Rel. 01-29, June 21, 2001
- Wheels Within Wheels: Rare Orbital Anomaly May Have Caused Global Cooling 23 Million Years Ago
  Rel. 01-30, June 21, 2001
- Snowball Fight In Edinburgh
  Rel. 01-31, June 21, 2001
- Climate Change And Coral Reefs
  Rel. 01-32, June 21, 2001
- Scientists Share Multidisciplinary Discoveries at "Earth System Processes"
  Rel. 01-18, June 14, 2001
- International Scientists Probe Unsolved Puzzles of the Earth and Beyond at "Earth System Processes"
  Rel. 01-17, May 25, 2001
- Two of the World's Oldest Earth Science Organizations Collaborate in Study of Planet Earth and Beyond
  Rel. 01-02, February 2, 2001
2001 Section Meetings
- North-Central Section — Rel. 01-11, April 19, 2001
- Cordilleran Section — Rel. 01-08, April 5, 2001

2000

Evolution is Good Science
Rel. 00-25, October 19, 2000
Summit 2000
- Rel. 00-24, September 29, 2000
- Rel. 00-27, November 4, 2000
- Read the media coverage