News Stories Featuring Earth Science
Children Learn to Become Stewards of Earth (Honolulu Advertiser)
A school turns its campus into an outdoor classroom so that students can learn about their natural environment.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/NEWS07/509010365/1012/NEWS
Volcanoes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, Study Says (National Geographic News)
A new study suggests that a volcanic gas may have assisted amino acids in forming peptides, a critical process in the evolution of life on Earth.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1007_041007_volcanic_gas.html
What Causes Earth’s Seasons? (MSNBC.com)
Scientists explain how the planet’s tilt dictates the various seasons we experience.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077384
Earth Reveals Its Sensitive Side (Wired News)
A new look at climate conditions 55 million years ago shows that the Earth is more sensitive to small changes than previously thought.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65518,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6