Hawaii and the Hot Spot Mystery
December 16, 2009 | Carnegie Institution for Science
A group of scientists in Hawaii have spent the past two years... Plate Tectonics Map
February 2, 2009 | USGS
The very popular and educational This Dynamic Planet: World Map of Volcanoes,... The Formation of Earth’s Mantle
June 16, 2009 | UC Davis
This article from UC Davis illustrates how the Earth's mantle formed. A... Kilauea’s Sulfur Dioxide Plume
April 1, 2008 | Earth Observatory
The recent vigorous activity of Kilauea has been accompanied by an unusually... Hawaii Volcanic Eruption – Great USGS Photos
March 31, 2008 | USGS
A collection of recent photos of the Kilauea eruption that is dumping... Teaching Plate Tectonics With Drawings
September 8, 2007 | Geology.com
From the article: "The next time you teach plate tectonics, consider a... The Magmatic Origins of Samoa
December 9, 2007 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Graduate student ,Matthew Jackson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, provides an... Plate Tectonics: Earth’s Lucky Geology
January 12, 2008 | Discovery News
Discovery News has an article titled: "Plate Tectonics: Earth's Lucky Geology". ... GSA College Student Trip to Hawaii
March 10, 2010 | Geological Society of America
Here's your chance to participate in a professionally planned and guided trip... Plate Tectonics Stops Sometimes
June 23, 2008 | Carnegie Institution for Science
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science say that plate tectonics may... Yellowstone Hotspot Status Reports
August 13, 2007 | Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
You can get monthly activity updates from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory... ... Hawaii Earthquakes Attributed to Weight of the Island
May 7, 2007 | USA Today
Many of the earthquakes that occur beneath Hawaii are now understood to... Monitoring Hawaii’s Volcanoes
July 14, 2008 | World Organization of Volcano Observatories
THe Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has a number of research projects in progress.... Plate Tectonics on “Super Earths”
November 29, 2007 | Physorg.com
Large Earth-like planets found outside of our solar system are likely to... The Topography of Mars
January 22, 2009 | EARTH Magazine
It is theorized that in lieu of plate tectonics, some of Mars'... Tropics Are The Next Emerging Disease Hotspot
February 22, 2008 | National Science Foundation
"Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS... Yellowstone Supervolcano: Lukewarm
August 29, 2008 | PhysOrg
Yellowstone sits atop of one of the largest hotspots on our planet... Is Plate Tectonics Needed for Life on a Planet?
January 11, 2008 | National Geographic
This National Geographic article suggests that Earth is barely large enough to... USGS Animations, Videos and PowerPoint Resources
October 17, 2007 | USGS
USGS has a page on their website that links to a lot... Volcanic Eruption Types
August 20, 2009 | Geology.com
Jessica Ball has authored an article on the types of volcanic eruptions.... | 
