A Window in Time
Draped in late-afternoon clouds, the ancient landscape of Beacon Valley, Antarctica offers a window to the Earth’s history. Eight-million-year-old glacier ice lies buried beneath a thin layer of debris on the valley floor.
About Geology, Geochemistry & GeophysicsThe Lifeblood of
Civilization
An offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The search for and development of the planet’s remaining oil resources will have wide-ranging economic, environmental, and geopolitical impacts.
About Energy, Environment & SocietyThe Earth from Space
A satellite image of the Lena River delta in northeastern Siberia reveals a dynamic natural environment. The delta’s wildlife reserve, Russia’s largest, protects a diverse array of fish and bird species.
About Geographical SciencesNature’s Glue
Professor Robinson “Wally” Fulweiler studies the tidal flats on the Massachusetts coast. A sticky polymer produced by algae in this ecosystem could hold the key to understanding how humans impact coastal environments.
About Biogeosciences & ClimateRecent News
- Emily Chua and Claudia Mazur receive Warren-McLeod Fellowships
- Sarah Foster and Wally Fulweiler in Eos spotlight
- Robert Kaufmann publishes on oil rig activity in Nature Energy
- Mike Dietze delivers keynote at Mass Environmental Education Society
- Ranga Myneni coauthors article in Nature Communications on emergent constraints
- Yuri Knyazikhin and Ranga Myneni win research projects from NASA’s DSCOVR Program
- Chi Chen and Taejin Park publish widely covered article in Nature Sustainability
Calendar
- Wednesday, March 2712:30 PM E&E Undergraduate Town Hall
- Wednesday, April 312:30 PM E&E Faculty Meeting
- Thursday, April 411:00 AM E&E Coffee Hour
- Friday, April 512:30 PM Earth & Environment Grad Talks
- Monday, April 83:30 PM Biogeoscience Seminar Series
- Wednesday, April 1011:00 AM E&E Coffee Hour
- Wednesday, April 1012:30 PM E&E Faculty Meeting