The Earth has been through a lot of changes in its 4.5 billion year history, including a shift to start incorporating and retaining volatile compounds from the atmosphere in the mantle before spewing them out again through volcanic eruptions.
What ‘warm and wet’ planetary history means for prospects of life on Mars
The Graduate Student Senate and the OFSA Committee are proud to announce the recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Faculty & Staff Awards
When Opportunity’s 5000th day dawned in February, it was a meaningful milestone for the team, and it led to a personal first for the veteran robot field geologist that has chalked up so many firsts she’s set the standard for Mars rovers.
“To understand America at this time,” says R.D. James, a Missouri farmer and new Army assistant secretary overseeing its Corps of Engineers, “you have to understand the river.”
If you like Frankenstein, thank a volcano!
The Weidenbaum Award for Excellence was established in 2014 by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy
Dr. Wiens added that the last notable earthquake that affected the St. Louis area was in 2008. Dr. Wiens said no area can be perfectly prepared for an earthquake because there are typically only a few seconds to react. Earthquake warning systems can alert people 20 to 30 seconds before the waves reach an area, but buildings can be constructed in ways that will cause less damage.
The award is named after Green, the late founder of the law center and a leading environmental litigator in Missouri for decades.
This summer, WashU received a new and very special instrument: a noble gas isotope ratio mass spectrometer.