Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Earth http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/1844/earth/ David Bowie asked it best in his 1971 song “Life on Mars?” But when it comes to the question of whether there’s currently life on the Red Planet, USC Dornsife professor Kenneth Nealson is fairly confident that...]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:50:00 -0500 Global warming is not a novel phenomenon, and by studying what happened to the planet during a period of global warming about 250 million years ago, one USC Dornsife scientist hopes to discover what could happen to us this time...]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:21:00 -0500 USC Dornsife assistant professor Meghan Miller’s important discovery beneath the Earth’s surface has been published today in Nature.]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:01:00 -0500 The massive temblors in Haiti and Chile should serve as a warning for Angelenos. To prepare, the Southern California Earthquake Center housed in USC College created The Great California ShakeOut. On Oct. 21 at 10:21 a.m., USC, along with 6.9 million people, will participate in the annual drill.]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0500 If tectonic plate collisions cause volcanic eruptions, as every fifth grader knows, why do some volcanoes erupt far from a plate boundary? A study in Nature suggests that volcanoes and mountains in the Mediterranean can grow...]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:02:00 -0500 Conservation scientists Laurie Marker and Stuart Pimm earn the 2010 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The most important global recognition in environmental advancement is administered through USC, headquartered in USC College.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:15:00 -0500 Do you know what lies deep, deep below the ocean floor? With the support of a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Katrina Edwards and her team are determined to find out.]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:46:00 -0500