19-Nov-2009
The disappearance of mammoths and mastodons
For years, researchers have believed that large prehistoric creatures like mammoths and mastodons went extinct due to human hunters and changes in their environment. Some researchers also proposed that a meteor could have contributed to their extinction as well. But, new research published in the journal Science shows that those large prehistoric creatures disappeared from the Earth several thousands of years before all of that happened.

17-Nov-2009
NASA's hurricane page is all 'a-Twitter'
NASA is all "a-Twitter" about its tropical cyclone research. In 2005, NASA created the NASA Hurricane and Tropical Cyclone Web page that covers NASA research on tropical cyclones around the world every day. That includes all ocean basins in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Now, NASA's Hurricane page has a companion "Twitter" page.

Public Release: 25-Nov-2009
Journal of Natural Resources & Life Science Education
It's not just dirt!
A collaborative project by soil science and earth science teachers at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Oregon State University-Cascades, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Trinity College, and University of Minnesota explored the development and dissemination of soil e-lessons. By harnessing technology, the instructors created learning tools that could reach beyond their classroom walls to teach other students and public audiences about soils as well.
National Science Foundation

Public Release: 24-Nov-2009
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Organizational psychologists use Rock Band to study how people achieve flow while at work
Using the video game Rock Band, organizational psychologists at Kansas State University found that -- like Goldilocks -- most people achieve flow with work that is neither too easy nor too hard but just right.