The impact of airborne nitrogen released from burning fossil fuels and widespread use of fertilizers in agriculture is much greater than previously thought, according to an ASU study.
An ASU researcher is leading an overall effort and reporting on the fact that oxygen production began in the Earth's oceans at least 100 million years before oxygen accumulated in the atmosphere.
Astrophysicist Riccardo Giacconi will deliver a public lecture titled "A New Revolution in Astronomy 400 years after Galileo" at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28 at ASU.
The fall 2009 issue of onSite featured the research of ASU seismologists Ed Garnero and Chunpeng Zhao on the front page in the article, "Heterogeneous Lowermost Mantle Beneath the Pacific Ocean."
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, under the direction of professor Mark Robinson, returns an image of the Apollo 12 landing site that shows impressive details.