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NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars


Ancient Desert Clues Reveal Rhythmic Climate Shifts in Early Pleistocene Death Valley


Wildfire smoke lofted into atmosphere could affect Earth's climate


Giant LEAPS in Planetary Understanding | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences - Purdue University


Inside NASA's Prep for the Moon, Mars, and the Search for Life


The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon


Findings suggest red planet was warmer, wetter billions of years ago


NASA’s Perseverance Rover Found Evidence of Tropical Storms on Mars


Scientists say Bennu samples hold a trove of life-building ingredients


Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science faculty years of service celebrated at recent luncheon


Purdue Leads NSF-Funded Midwest Agrivoltaics Incubator to Boost Rural Energy and Economic Resilience to Extreme Weather


Space pollution levels in the atmosphere are rocketing


Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home


NASA rover spots something on Mars that doesn't belong there


Northern lights make rare appearance in Greater Lafayette due to sun positioning


Cziczo Elected to Help Guide UCAR’s Future


Student Spotlight - Glaciers and Groundwater: Connecting Science and Community


Dr. Kuan-Yu Lin joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department


Registration open for Nov. 11 Westwood Lecture on the effects of space weathering: Insights from asteroid Bennu


Fire in the sky: Strong summer storms in the Midwest send wildfire smoke into the previously pristine stratosphere


UCAR members elect two new trustees


Which planets are the youngest and oldest in our solar system?


Mars May Have Lightning, Scientists Find


Daniel Cziczo elected 2025 AGU fellow


Engineering meets science: Purdue collaboration aims to personalize nutrition through digital health


Purdue University professor helping discover ancient life on Mars


Purdue study uncovers why some hurricanes balloon in size and what that means for forecasting future storms


Mapping Kamchatka Earthquake Displacement


Purdue University named host institution for NASA Hubble Fellowship Program


Forecast to field: Purdue class turns storms into a living laboratory


Purdue scientists help shape national priorities for future missions


Purdue-led team earns NASA grant to uncover the Moon's magnetic past


Purdue PhD student earns NASA FINESST fellowship to unravel the mysteries of extreme heatwaves


Planetary scientist decodes clues in Bennu’s surface composition to make sense of far-flung asteroids  


Some asteroids are more ‘colorful’ than others. Here’s why.


NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Spots Bizarre Helmet-Shaped Rock and Mysterious Megaripples


Asteroid Bennu: A time capsule of materials bearing witness to its origin and transformation over billions of years


Moisture in the atmosphere causes extreme weather to last longer


Purdue students capture 16 competitive NSF Graduate Research fellowships for 2025; 17 others achieve honorable mentions


Purdue picked as a host institution for prestigious 51 Pegasi b postdoctoral fellowship


Mars boffins probe mysterious new mineral


Purdue EAPS Professor Tabb Prissel Honored with NASA Susan Mahan Niebur Award for Groundbreaking Planetary Research


Moisture changes the rules of atmospheric traffic jams


Decoding Space Rocks with AI: The Meteorite Breakthrough


Purdue juniors awarded prestigious 2025 Goldwater Scholarships for excellence in research


Saturn’s moon Mimas may have a vast hidden ocean


Traffic Science - The connection between atmospheric blocking and real traffic jams


How Ceres Froze Over: Modeling the Ice-Rich Crust of an Evolving Dwarf Planet


Purdue announces launch of Neil Armstrong Space Prize


Is there life on Mars? Scientists claim thick layers of clay could be perfect breeding grounds


2025 NFS Graduate Research Fellowship Program announces awardees and honorable mentions


Midwest states east of 'tornado alley' are bearing the brunt of severe storm season.


Forget Mars and Europa — NASA is hunting life on this unthinkable little world


Common clay could be cheapest-ever way to capture CO₂, say US scientists.


Ceres: The asteroid belt’s forgotten ocean world


Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano


The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon


The Eleventh Community Workshop for Achievability and Sustainability of Human Exploration of Mars


Rubin First Look Watch Party at Purdue University


Researchers unveil a groundbreaking clay-based solution to capture carbon dioxide and combat climate change


In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies − and it’s been a violent year


Fewer Sensors, Clearer Images: The Future of Seismic Research


Lunar meteorite discovery supports Purdue-led model of early Moon evolution


Severe weather this spring is getting more severe, experts say


What’s Going On Inside Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon?


Purdue University’s College of Science K-12 Outreach expands STEM career video library for students and educators


Research preeminence in spotlight at Excellence in Research Lectures event


Tornado formation is still a mystery in the weather world. Researchers are fighting against time to save lives


Mysterious Mars Rock Leaves Scientists Searching For Origin Clues


NASA finds mysterious skull-shaped feature on Mars — where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong


Purdue’s Mars team digs up 'Hogwallow' rocks that could hold life’s oldest secrets


Purdue professor reflects on NASA Challenger disaster, shares role in space shuttle's creation


‘This Is Purdue’ earns Webby Award nomination for live astronaut panel during total solar eclipse; voting runs through Thursday


Video: NASA asteroid samples give a snapshot of the past


Are we alone in the universe? These Mars rocks could finally give us an answer.


March 2025 Lunar Eclipse at Purdue University


Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science faculty promotions and tenure approved by trustees


Is Indiana seeing more tornadoes than in the past? The answer is complicated and nuanced


Wiens receives McCoy Award for groundbreaking Mars research


Purdue SuperCam helping with Mars research


Curiosity rover makes ‘arguably the most exciting organic detection to date on Mars’


Preparing for Artemis: NASA's Geology Training for Lunar Exploration


10 Purdue faculty chosen as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science


Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires


Tornadoes, climate change and why Dixie is the new Tornado Alley


Perseverance rover marks four years on Mars with 500,000th laser shot


Can the Human Body Endure a Voyage to Mars?


Advancing Space Exploration at Purdue: Not Afraid to Go First


Tabb Prissel joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department as assistant professor


Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars


Sara Cuevas-Quiñones earns Fulbright as Purdue continues streak as top producer


Bell powers notable studies of seismology, volcano dynamics


Why scientists say this stunning ancient lake in Turkey might as well be on Mars


Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series - Robert Braun


Purdue professor explains change in odds of asteroid hitting Earth


New research upends theory about why Mars is red, scientists say


Exploring new terrain: Purdue Global leader’s journey from ice sheets to innovative learning


Advancing Space Exploration at Purdue University


A documentary on Alpine Glaciers, Groundwater, and the Future of Mountainous Areas


Evidence of ancient frozen ocean found on dwarf planet Ceres


How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth


Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system's strangest object


The mystery of the Lafayette meteorite


Celebrating Black Excellence: Honoring Boilermakers who have shaped our community


Purdue’s strengths in interdisciplinary sciences places it No. 20 globally


APS Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics was hosted at Purdue University


A piece of the dawn: Asteroid sample science hints at an ancient salt lake and conditions in the early solar system


Melting glaciers, shifting waters: Unveiling the impact of alpine glacial retreat due to climate change on groundwater and ecosystems


Advancing Space Exploration at Purdue Symposium


Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?


Purdue researchers earn Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers


2025 College of Science Research Awards


First look: Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis


Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss


Purdue's Dr. Robin Tanamachi talks tornadoes and research on Newstalk's podcast


Michael Vermeuel joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department as assistant professor


Kelsey Prissel joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department as assistant professor


70+ years of research: Historic study gets a modern refresh


Surprisingly thick ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa complicates hunt for life


Cauê Borlina joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department as assistant professor


A legacy etched in the red planet: Mars crater named for planetary expert Jay Melosh


Dr. Ben K. D. Pearce joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department


Maxim Couillard joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department as course lecturer


Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences faculty celebrate anniversaries at Purdue


Perseverance Rover Escapes Its Giant Martian Crater. Here’s What Happens Next


Magnetic Meteorites May Explain How the Solar System Assembled


Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek


Shattered Genesis spacecraft yields scientific discoveries 20 years after crash landing


‘Black Beauty’ was found on Earth in 2011. Now, scientists say it has revealed a new clue to life on Mars


UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science participates in AGU24


Purdue announces new head of the Department of Earth Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences


Purdue scientist expecting new world to reveal itself to Mars rover


Purdue researchers use traffic jam theory to explain atmospheric blocking


Harbor named Purdue Global interim chancellor


Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago


Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared


The election, Project 2025, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Europa Clipper is one of two missions on their way to see if Jupiter’s moons could support life


Can Diamond Dust Help Cool Earth? Exploring Costs and Geoengineering Risks


The little-known tale of thirsty chips


Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb


NASA Mars Rover Spots Surprising ‘Zebra Rock’ Unlike Any Other


Michael Vermeuel is 2024 AGU James R. Holton Award Recipient


Purdue seismologists use new technique to determine activity below the surface of an Alaskan volcano


Unrelaxed craters muddy the waters of the dwarf planet Ceres


Ali Bramson is 2024 AGU Ronald Greeley Early Career Award in Planetary Science Recipient


Debjani Singh: Channeling a river of data for clean energy, sustainability


1 million shots for ChemCam on Mars


ChemCam fires its laser for the millionth time on Mars


Storm Chasing: The Science of Tornadoes


Why twisters target the United States


Investigating Origins of CO2 Ice on Uranian Moons


The Great Salt Lake Is Still Drying Up. Will It Affect Your Health? Yes.


Rube Goldberg Machine Contest shows the hilarious side of engineering


From lab to lunar and beyond: Check out some of the innovative space research from Purdue University


Perseverance rover is making a steep ascent to reach unexplored Martian territory


The Surprising Factor Making the United States a Tornado Hot Spot


Will tornadoes and waterspouts thrive as Earth heats up?


‘We humans have altered clouds — these are not the same now as in the pre-industrial era’


Ocean Salinity Affects Earth’s Climate. How About on Exoplanets?


R&D 100 Winners for 2024 are announced


How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate?


Long time community cluster partner wins prestigious Purdue research award


Ipieca appoints ExxonMobil’s Paul Krishna as new Chair


Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills


NASA’s Perseverance rover may have just found what it was looking for on Mars


The Thick Ice of Europa: A Barrier or a Gateway to Alien Life?


'Twister,' 'Twisters' and the actual practice of storm chasing


Accidentally exposed yellowish-green crystals reveal ‘mind-blowing’ finding on Mars, scientists say


NASA Awards 10 Planetary Instrument Technology Development Grants


Can You Stop A Tornado? Atmospheric Scientists Reveal the Truth About the Biggest Plot Point in ‘Twisters’


These Tornado Chasers and Scientists Hunt Real Twisters


'The pressure change was causing me to have contractions': What it's really like to be a tornado chaser


How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms


Isotope tracking suggests that plants cycle carbon faster than previously thought


Hurricane Beryl a Stark Warning of Things to Come as Our Planet Heats Up


Stephanie Menten awarded Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship


Margaret Deahn awarded Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship


New twists on tornadoes: Earth scientist studies why U.S. has so many tornadoes


A Global Push Fixed the Ozone Hole. Satellites Could Threaten It.


The Local Impact of Climate Change


Mystery Hole Found on Mars Could Be Future Astronaut Home


What lies beneath: Mars’ subsurface ice could be a key to sustaining future habitats on other planets


Hurricane forecast points to a dangerous 2024 Atlantic season, with La Niña and a persistently warm ocean teaming up to power fierce storms


Satellites and space junk burning up in the atmosphere is a new kind of pollution


Are volcanic depressions on the Moon a fountain of youth?


2024 NFS Graduate Research Fellowship Program announces awardees and honorable mentions


Weather station networks benefit farmers, others


Prof. Daniel Chavas receives AMS Outstanding Career Award


Prof. Ali Bramson receives NASA award for Mars Ice Mapping


Discover Purdue’s latest and greatest in space sciences


How hot is too hot?


2024 EAPS Awards announced


NASA: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'


Cloudy science, clear insights: Atmospheric scientist studies clouds’ causes and effects


China to hear pitches from NASA scientist, other researchers, to study Chang’e 5 lunar samples


Rock Sampled by NASA's Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars


Special report: Solar eclipse path of totality


Purdue University campus pauses to soak up 2024 solar eclipse, experiencing near totality


Trustees approve faculty promotions


Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?


Huber receives 2023 McCoy Award for pioneering work to assess global climate risk


A 'snowball fight' may help scientists find life on Jupiter's moon Europa


Jupiter’s icy moon may be the next place humans find life, but first, they need to understand the structure of the moon


Purdue researchers use Rossby waves to predict heatwaves


6 questions with NASA astronaut Drew Feustel, who will be at IMS for the total eclipse


NASA’s Mars rover probes ancient shorelines for signs of life


Burial Depths of Lava Flows on the Moon


1 Month out from total solar eclipse


Ingenuity Spots the Shadow of Its Damaged Rotor Blade


Staff Excellence: Business Management


Boilermakers given rare opportunity to send two crews on back-to-back Mars Desert Research Station missions


What If There Were No Leap Years?


2024 Faculty and Staff Awards


Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere – and we still don’t know what impact this will have on the Earth’s climate


The science behind leap years


Odysseus completes first US moon landing in 50 years: How did it unfold?


How is snow made? An atmospheric scientist describes the journey of frozen ice crystals from clouds to the ground


Interview with Dr. Daniel Cziczo (International Excellence Fellow 2023)


Odysseus Lunar Lander's Mission to the Moon


"It's kind of scary, it sounded like thunder:" One woman shares her earthquake experience for "Earthquake Awareness Month"


MastCamZ captures solar eclipse on Mars


12 states in path of totality during April 8 solar eclipse


Farewell to Our Flying Friend and Closing in on the Crater Rim


Purdue scientists discover volcanic material on the Moon where it has never been detected before


Empowering Voices in Science: A Collaborative Film Project Showcasing Female Scientists in Fieldwork


This weather phenomenon on Lake Michigan stunned meteorologists Friday


University collaboration receives $6 million in funding for new CI workforce project


Improving our understanding of Earth's upper troposphere and lower stratosphere


At the Mars Desert Research Station, Purdue crews live and work as if they are truly inhabiting the red planet


NASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024


The Tantalizing Mystery of the Solar System’s Hidden Oceans


From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024


Busy year of space missions lies ahead in 2024


Purdue reputation in space brings better understanding of the stars, planets and everything in between


Finding new ways to adapt to a growing weather threat


The hottest year on record 


NOAA Climate Program Office’s ERB, AC4 And CVP Programs Award $3 Million For New Applications Of Satellite Data To Aerosol Research


Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world


Scientists look at pyrite isotopes on the ocean floor in a whole new light


Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators


Purdue honors researchers with Seed for Success Acorn Awards


How and Why Do Violent Tornadoes Form?


NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to bring samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth: What to know


New research shows the moon might be older than we thought


Space Junk Is Polluting Earth’s Stratosphere with Vaporized Metal


Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature


The quest to understand tornadoes


Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth's Upper Atmosphere


Clear Skies Ahead: Conversations about Careers in Meteorology and Beyond


Purdue scientist among first to study asteroid sample


Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity’s path to the stars


Prof. Andrew Freed inducted in Book of Great Teachers


Scientist explains why Bennu asteroid samples are a big deal


Climate Change Projections Update and the Red-Hot Summer of 2023


Analyzing Clouds and Climate Change


Climate change could expose up to 2.2 billion people in India and the Indus Valley: PNAS study


These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms


Deadly humid heat could hit billions, spread as far as US Midwest, study says


Study: Climate change to drive temperatures too hot for humans


The Midwest US could be a hotspot for deadly ‘moist heat stress’ as global temperatures climb


Unbearable heat could make some parts of the world uninhabitable if warming continues


Journey to Jurabi Point


Humans are about to explore a metal-rich asteroid for the first time. Here's why.


Purdue scientist: Meteor confirmed over Bloomington


What mud cracks on Mars tell us about whether life could have formed on the planet


Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL


NSF award creates new center to study subduction earthquakes and associated hazards


Asteroid pieces could offer insights into the start of life on Earth, according to Purdue scientist


No, the OSIRIS-REx probe will not bring back asteroid space 'germs'


Special delivery! Biggest-ever haul of asteroid dust and rock returns to Earth


Explainer: How is climate change driving dangerous 'wet-bulb' temperatures?


Mars region offers NASA rover environment to search for evidence of ancient microbial life


Bringing home asteroids: Purdue scientist will be among the first to examine asteroid pieces from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission


Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold


NSF announces two awards through the Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards


'Every hurricane is different': Why experts are still estimating Idalia's impact


Optimizing Carbonate Classification on Mars


The Human Limit: When Dangerous Heat is Surging


Purdue research: Ice caps on Mars may reveal planet’s climate history


NASA Astronaut Andrew Jay (Drew) Feustel to Leave NASA


Cloud data collected in-situ will be evaluated on the ground at Purdue


Measuring Decays with Rock Dating Implications


Experts at Purdue University explain why it's so hot


Is air quality getting worse?


Cziczo named KIT International Excellence Fellow


‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come


Four EAPS professors chosen by NASA to study lunar science


Officials urge Hoosiers to limit time outdoors as 'unhealthy' air quality plagues Indiana


Researchers unearth the mysteries of how Turkey's East Anatolian fault formed


NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Will Have New Home in Houston


NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


Dr. Laura Pyrak-Nolte awarded Dean's Award for Achievement from University at Buffalo


Zonta International announces Amelia Earhart Fellowship


Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth, and It’s Totally Awesome


Erin E Donaghy, PhD candidate, awarded AWG Brunton Award


Purdue trustees ratify faculty and staff positions, approve resolutions of appreciation and namings


New research explains what drives Alaska’s enduring and explosive Great Sitkin Volcano


Solving for climate: Earth’s next top (climate) model


Cloud computing and blue-sky thinking: An atmospheric scientist illuminates the science of clouds in Earth’s sky and beyond


Polar ice caps may reveal climate history of Mars


Mike Sori receives NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award to pursue planetary geophysics


PERiLS at Purdue aims to save lives by studying tornadoes that form along squall lines


ABC57's own Maci Tetrick receives Michiana 40 Under 40 award


Life on Mars: Purdue students at the Mars Desert Research Station


Researchers from Purdue and Peru team up to study impacts of melting alpine glaciers on mountain groundwater systems


NASA grant allows Purdue researchers to study and recreate the surface of Mercury


Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes


Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board


Bramson honored for Outstanding Teaching


Study says warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts


Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life


Space weathering and asteroid return sample research earns Lisette Melendez an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship


Landslide research on distant planets earns Santa Lucía Pérez Cortés an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship


Prof. Andrew Freed awarded Outstanding Teacher Award


Ukraine's farmlands are affected by the toxic remnants of war


Rare isotopes help unlock mysteries in the Argentine Andes


The 8 best hidden impact craters on Earth


Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket


Chasing the storm


Female researchers study Antarctica's Ancient History


What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars?


Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Roger Bryant


Tricky Faults, Lax Construction and Wobbly Soil Fueled Destruction in Turkey


PhD Candidate Laura Chaves named in “Top 100 Most Influential Latinos” list


Caltech Heritage Project: Douglas Schmitt (MS '84, PhD '87), Geoscientist


Purdue Team of Scientists Return from Trip to Antarctica


Lifting the Veil


Geochemist leads an all-woman team onto the ice in Antarctica


Traveling to the end of the Earth to reveal our planet’s past climate


Interesting Engineering's top 10 culture stories of 2022


2022 in Purdue Research


Tempted to joke about global warming amid a blizzard? Here's what experts say about that.


NASA’s Perseverance Rover Records the First Sounds of a Dust Devil on Mars


Scientists get first-ever sound recording of dust devils (tiny tornadoes of dust, grit) on Mars


BP explores carbon storage in Benton County, sparks controversy


Mars Rover Digs up Samples That Hold Life-Friendly Molecules "in Pretty Much Every Rock"'


Supervolcanoes Linger a While, Then Rush to Erupt


This solar system rocks


Purdue professor: Mauna Loa lava flows could threaten populated areas


'I am just so excited for this step to be taken' | Purdue professor weighs in on Artemis I launch


Michalski selected as University Faculty Scholar


Purdue EAPS Student Spotlight: Emma Miller


Shepardson awarded the EEIA Howard Michaud Award


New study to examine how plants transport water from soil to atmosphere


The forgotten history of radiometric dating


Science sleuths solve century-old mystery of Martian meteorite's discovery


Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Yuan Wang


Science sleuths solve century-old mystery of Martian meteorite's discovery


Pig vomit toxin key to Martian meteorite mystery


Science Sleuths Solve Century-Old Mystery Of Martian Meteorite's Discovery


Planet-saving asteroid test mission shows need for global teamwork


Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also triggered a global tsunami


Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes


Rare deep earth diamond reveals trapped secrets of the Earth’s interior


Learn why the 2022 hurricane season has taken off


NASA mission that could save humanity


The US Is Measuring Extreme Heat Wrong


Talking climate change, arctic crocodiles, tropical heat death, and climate whack-a-mole with Matthew Huber


College of Science Outreach helping sixth graders live-stream (literally) along the mighty Wabash


Ilana Bromberg awarded INSGC graduate fellowship


How Drought and War Are Really Affecting the Global Food Supply


Ancient ice volcanoes may have stained Pluto's moon blood red


Lucy Flesch awarded the 2022 AGU Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service


Purdue professor talks about significance of NASA’s return to moon


LOCAL Countdown to Saturday’s launch of Artemis I


Eighteen Faculty at Purdue University Recognized for Early Career Success


Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life


The red planet is not all red. One of its craters is hiding strange green rocks


The sands of Mars are green as well as red, rover Perseverance discovers


NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater


Ezra Speaking speaks to EAPS about weather


Remembering Nik Christensen


Breaking in a new planet


Remembering Professor Atilla Aydin


EAPS alumnus is co-host and judge on “Richard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions,” an overseas gameshow about Rube Goldberg Machines


Scientists are closing in on the cause of volcanic super-eruptions


Blushing moon could reveal secrets of planetary bodies and their red-colored regions


Why some heatwaves prove deadlier than others


Parts of the moon may provide stable temperatures for humans, researchers find


Heat waves explained: Why some heat waves are worse than others


Lasers, landscape and lost magnetic fields


Laser Marking on Mars


What Happens If the World Gets Too Hot for Animals to Survive?


What happens if the world gets too hot for animals to survive?


The Mysteriously Low Death Toll of the Heat Waves in India and Pakistan


Purdue professors involved in Mars rover missions


New dating method shatters our understanding of human evolution


Purdue professor, international research team make million-year discovery


MEERTALK with Dr. Dan Cziczo


Can you imagine being so old, scientists were wrong about your age by nearly one million years?


Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans


Ancient human fossils found in the 'Cradle of Humankind' are a million years older than expected


Fossils: Cave woman one million years older than thought


Ancient humans at Cradle of Humankind are a million years older than we thought


GSA names Nathaniel Lifton a 2022 Fellow


Fossils From The Cradle Of Civilization May Be Much Older Than Originally Thought


Early human fossils found in cave are a million years older than expected


'Cradle of Humankind' Fossils Are 1 Million Years Older Than We Thought, Scientists Say


Fossils in the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be more than a million years older than previously thought


A “fake Mars” on the Purdue campus yields ORAU award for EAPS professor


Leading ‘instrumental’ research on Mars: Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Roger Wiens


Moshammat (Moe) Mijjum awarded INSGC graduate fellowship


Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat?


How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us


Analysis of Mars Audio Reveals Different Rules for Sound on the Red Planet


Salt may be the key to life on Earth and beyond


Perseverance: Nasa rover begins key drive to find life on Mars


Purdue alum's TV show features Rube Goldberg machines


Purdue professor helps put 'ears' on Mars Perseverance rover


NASA discovery earns Eagle ‘full ride’ National Science Foundation Fellowship


Drones are here to stay. Academia is helping make that safe


10 Years of Planetary Science Special Seminar: Dr. Bill McKinnon


Hot Springs Suggest How the Tibetan Plateau Became the Roof of the World


In its visit to Psyche, NASA hopes to glimpse the center of the Earth


Scientists come up with fresh take on moon mystery


Dr. Bin Wang awarded Distinguished Science Alumni by Purdue University


Purdue professor: Meteor caused explosion-like noise


Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses


Researchers Discovers Importance of Carbon Cycle in Predicting Climate Change


What Sounds Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reveal About Mars


‘Big boom’ in Southern Indiana believed to be a meteor explosion


Tornadoes, climate change and why Dixie is the new Tornado Alley


Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars' past climate


Where is Tornado Alley now?


Dr. Elita Li earns Young Innovator Award


When worlds collide: Studying impact craters to uncover the secrets of the solar system


Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars’ past climate


Ice on Mars gives a peek into the red planet’s climate history


It’s very rare for a tornado to hit New Orleans — is climate change to blame?


New clues reveal the devastation the day the dinosaurs died


NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Hunting for Ancient Life


NASA's Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample on the Red Planet


Controversial impact crater under Greenland’s ice is surprisingly ancient


Ingenuity Helicopter Reaches 20th Flight On Mars


Purdue Graduate Diversity Visitation Program (GDVP) is now accepting applicants through April


Purdue Global Provost Jon Harbor honored by American Association of Geographers


A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target


2022 Faculty and Staff Awards


NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars


Purdue EAPS Professor awarded NSF CAREER Award for tornado research


Geochemistry professor named a 2022 Sloan Research Fellow


Psyche Isn’t Pure Iron Asteroid, New Research Suggests


A year on Mars & the gift of space


Evidence of giant asteroid strike may be buried under Wyoming


'Bizarre' Psyche Asteroid may be less heavy metal, and more hard rock


Purdue geochemistry professor named 2022 Sloan Fellow


The Search for Life on Mars - Live Stream


2022 Sloan Research Fellows


Purdue professor, Perseverance member preparing for year two as rover mission reaches landing anniversary


InnovatED Magazine features Purdue EAPS student on cover


Neural Networks Can Identify Carbon Dioxide in Seismic Observations


The Winter Olympics and the true cost of fake snow dominating our slopes: ‘It’s more dangerous now’


Perseverance’s first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead


Mysterious purple coating found on Mars rocks


Major multidisciplinary research partnership with Peruvian university begins third phase


Moons of Mars: New theory for their past and future


An Earth-Like Axial Tilt Might Be Necessary for Complex Life to Arise


Purdue University research highlights from 2021


Perseverance rover makes 'completely unexpected' volcanic discovery on Mars


How Do Aerosols Impact Cloud Formation?


USRA Announces 2021 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Recipients


How SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket might unlock the solar system—and beyond


The next small steps on the Moon will include a more precise view of the lunar crust


Asteroid material deposited during large impacts record the moon’s ancient magnetic field


Space dust analysis could solve mystery of the origins of Earth’s water


EAPS graduate student Dara Laczniak receives multiple awards for planetary science research


Studying Moon volcanoes to find breathable air and fuel for lunar bases


Perseverance’s first major successes on Mars – an update from mission scientists


A Mars Rover Explored a Wasteland and Found an Oasis


Professor Ernest Agee- A Golden Academic Adventure


Faculty and staff honors: Darryl Granger elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow


Darryl Granger elected 2021 AGU Fellow


A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom


8 Projects Win Funding in 1st Year of Scialog: Signatures of Life in the Universe


EAPS undergrad received hands-on experience at ACRE with DURI internship


Would we still have severe thunderstorms over North America if the Gulf of Mexico were filled in with land?


The Science of Wet Bulb Temperature


River ecology internship prepares EAPS undergrad for geoscience success


Living on Mars Time with Mastcam-Z


Dr. Elita Li joins the EAPS faculty for Fall 2021


How the science of data is transforming life


Revealed: NASA’s ‘Night Mission’ To Mercury, The Only Inner Planet We’ve Yet To Land On


Mars Lake Hypothesis on Ice After Study Offers Different Explanation


Planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation


'Hotter and more humid': Dangerous extreme heat will impact Indiana in coming years


NASA’s new mission studies how intense thunderstorms may influence climate change


Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 112 – Perseverance Mars Rover Update


Perseverance rover prepares to collect Martian samples that will be sent to Earth


Stored for 50 Years, Technology is Finally Advanced Enough to Analyze Apollo Moon Samples


Purdue team flying miles above Earth with NASA, gathering data on North American monsoon season


Volcano research leads to better understanding of their deep structure


Health warnings as Death Valley scorches in 54.4C heat


Purdue Expert Says Heat Stress Is “Single Biggest” Impact Of Climate Change


Planets With Seasons Like Ours Could Host Complex Alien Life, Suggests NASA Research


EAPS student, Qin Jiang, awarded NASA FINESST fellowship for work with tornadoes and their environments in a changing climate


Goldilocks planets 'with a tilt' may develop more complex life


Purdue scientists studying moon samples from Apollo 17 Mission


Yujia Zhu selected as one of the 2021 Esri Innovation Program (EIP) Students of the Year


Still taking giant leaps from lunar small steps: Purdue scientists analyze moon dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts


Feel that shake? It wasn’t just you


Earthquake centered in west central Indiana with 3.8 magnitude


New analysis shows microbial sources fueling rise of atmospheric methane


Springs that discharge a large proportion of old groundwater are more resistant to the effects of the drought


Scientists simulate alien volcanoes here on Earth


Programs prepare faculty to lead; 20 participants selected for 2021-22 academic year


Wildfires have enabled boreal forests in North America to become a major carbon source which will likely only get worse


The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2021


Purdue EAPS recognized as SEG Student Chapter


Office of Engagement recognizes award winners for 2020, 2021


Making a difference in education: 2021 Purdue Teaching Awards


2020-21 EAPS Awards Banquet presented virtual due to pandemic


Purdue Scientist Discusses Role in NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover | Briony Horgan


Climate Change Research Video Competition


Prof. Andrew Freed receives Dr. Gerald Krockover Outstanding Favorite Faculty Award


Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board


“Simple question” leads to multi-year research study about effects of alpine glacial meltwater on groundwater in mountainous regions


Professor Mike Sori discusses his latest research about Triton, one of the moons of Neptune


Mars scientist examining the landscape through rover camera she helped design for NASA Perseverance mission


Atmospheric professors awarded grant for flexible, portable kit-based lab instruction


We're starting to answer some big questions about Mars


EAPS student Sneha Nachimuthu earns a second SULI summer internship


Geochemist Marissa Tremblay’s Noble and Versatile Toolbox


We’re underestimating the destructive power of tornadoes, study shows


68 Boilermakers Named Academic All-Big Ten for Winter Season


Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues.


Celebrating teaching excellence


Professor Andrew Freed awarded Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award


Researchers Home in on the Age of the Yangtze River


Scientists Face Unique Challenges In Weeks Following Perseverance Rover's Mars Landing


Future of life on Mars | Professor of Planetary Science Ali Bramson


Ice frozen under Mars’ surface offers major resource to aid future settlements


Computer Simulations Suggest Martian Moons Were Separated at Birth More Than a Billion Years Ago


The LPI Announces the Recipients of the 2021 Career Development Award


What a Lake in Turkey Can Tell Us about Mars


New era of Mars exploration begins as craft nears Red Planet


Has life existed beyond Earth? Purdue professor going to great lengths to find out.


'Leaky' noble gas behavior could provide missing link in predicting climate change


The Story of the Moon Rock in Joe Biden's Oval Office


Purdue scientist ready for Mars rover touchdown to begin exploring the red planet


Asteroid Will Skim Earth Closer Than Moon On February 2: Will It Hit Planet?


With the world’s temperature rising, the Earth’s permafrost areas are particularly vulnerable


Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 86 – Asteroid Research


Water World: Arizona Scientists on New Evidence, Questions About Life on Mars


Q&A with Aaron Goldner: From climate researcher to senior policy advisor


Asteroid explorer collects first samples thought to be rich in organic compounds; a Purdue scientist will be among the first to study


EAPS professor makes unexpected changes in atmospheric class to maximize student experience during the pandemic


As the Oceans Warm, Hurricanes Stay Stronger Longer


New seismic research helps understand the volcanic activity in Alaska


Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says


Clouds and Climate Change


Intensive irrigation in India enhances deadly 'moist heat stress', study finds


Purdue scientist reflects on her passion for studying Mars’ geology, landscape


EAPS PhD student using earthly examples to explore Mars earns two awards


Ask a Scientist: Dr. Michelle Thompson discusses NASA's OSIRIS-REx


We could slow climate change by dimming the sun. But should we?


Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 74 – Purdue’s Connection to NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Mission


Remembering Jay Melosh, Planetary Scientist


ISGC fellowship awarded to EAPS graduate student who works with Apollo Mission lunar samples


A better understanding of how cirrus clouds form


Water on Mars: Discovery of Three Buried Lakes Intrigues Scientists


Is there other life in the universe? Purdue scientist is ready to search for the answers


Purdue planetary scientists may have solved the mystery of our Moon's South Pole-Aitken Impact Basin


Using engineering to strengthen human bones


With A Wing And A Grant, SBU Researchers Set To Soar


Remembering Barbara Gibson


Scientists drove radars inside Hurricane Laura’s fiercest winds, hoping to unravel their mysteries


Did life on Earth come from space? Chummy microbes offer clues.


Meet the new faculty for the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University


Purdue Faculty Funded in NSF Project to Examine Interfaces for Materials Transport in the Environment


College of Science Outreach awarded grant for Geo STEM


Graduate Students Laura Chaves and Adeene Denton awarded NASA FINESST Grants


Meet the EAPS Faculty planting their scientific footprints on Mars


NASA’s big move to search for life on Mars – and to bring rocks home


NASA Mars Rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life


Has life existed beyond Earth? Purdue professor going to great lengths to find out.


Deadly combination of heat and humidity increasing worldwide


Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes


How do you teach when everything changes world-wide at once? EAPS professors share how they managed teaching during a pandemic


NASA Early Career Fellowship awarded to Dr. Michelle Thompson


Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes


COSUAM de Puerto Rico’s Sustainable Schools Program receives 2020 National Energy Globe Award


Tremblay awarded the GSA Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award


'Carbon Farming' Could Make US Agriculture Truly Green


Graduate students awarded 2020 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships


Evidence that Mars Used to Have a Ring


Graduating during a pandemic: spotlight on Robert Wayne Swisher


Meet Amanda Rudolph, NSF grant recipient


Laura Pyrak-Nolte selected to receive award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists


Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds


NASA's Mars 2020 Will Hunt for Microscopic Fossils


NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Look at Mars Through These 'Eyes'


Why NASA plans to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid


Impacts on Asteroids Produce Regolith, Erase Small Craters


Collision on one side of Pluto ripped up terrain on the other side; study suggests


Xinyue Wang Awarded NCAR ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship


EAPS Awards Banquet presented virtually this year due to COVID-19


World Water Day 2020 podcast by Dr. Marty Frisbee


Ancient Impact’s Seismic Waves Reveal Pluto’s Ocean, Core


Briony H. Horgan is named Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences


Prof. Chavas receives NSF CAREER Award


EAPS Alumnus Feature: Keith Kompoltowicz


EAPS Graduate Student Awarded NASA Fellowship for Mars Polar Research


The Role of a Turkish Lake in an EAPS Student’s Mars Research


EAPS Graduate Student Investigating Gale Crater on Mars


Local High School Students Mentored by Science K-12 Outreach Recognized for Research


EAPS Student Awarded Indiana Space Grant for Carbonaceous Chondrites Research


New Study Finds Nitrogen Availability Affects the Evolution of Future Carbon Sinks in Northern Eurasia


EAPS Graduate Student Investigating Mercury Impact Basin


EAPS K-12 Outreach Coordinator Appointed Chair of U.S. GLOBE Partner Forum


The center of tornado activity is shifting. These researchers want to know why.


Cities living with a strong chance of rain


Maize Production Practices May Be Unprepared for Future Heat Stress, EAPS-led Study Finds


Support EAPS on Day of Giving!


Dr. Freed Receives Outstanding Faculty Fellow Award


Dr. Thompson to Investigate Untouched Apollo Samples


College of Science, EAPS Present Distinguished Science Alumna and Philanthropy Awards


EAPS Study Identifies Source of ‘Crater Equilibrium’


Dr. Chavas Recognized by College of Science for Undergraduate Teaching


Dr. Cushman Inducted into Purdue Research Foundation Innovators Hall of Fame


Dr. Tanamachi Featured in Science Book for Young Readers


EAPS Welcomes New Department Head from MIT


New Soil Moisture and Temperature Data Helps Predict Life-Threatening Indian Monsoon Rains


Tornado Fatalities Continue to Fall Despite Population Growth in Tornado Alley


Purdue Team Simulating Life on Mars


Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Outreach Program


Purdue to Host Reception at 2018 AGU Meeting


Major natural carbon sink may soon become a carbon source


Dr. Filley Named Director of Center for the Environment


Join us for the Purdue Reception at the GSA Annual Meeting


Public Outreach Key Part of EAPS Graduate Student’s Research


Makeup of the Moon


EAPS Radar Images Now Viewable by Public


EAPS to Host Reception at SEG Annual Meeting


EAPS Alum and NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel Returns to Earth


Meet the Purdue researcher exploring the Red Planet


Age Bias Exists Even in Outer Space - in Samples Collected by Apollo Astronauts


Bright Streaks on the Moon are a Product of Space Weathering


EAPS Alum Drew Feustel to Expected Become All-Time Leading U.S. Spacewalker


EAPS Study to Investigate Arctic Carbon Stores


EAPS Radar Captures Tornado on First Day of Operation


Prof. Caffee elected AGU Fellow


Dr. Matthew Huber Receives AGU Ascent Award


K-12 Outreach Program Encouraging Student Research


If intelligent aliens exist, why haven’t we seen them?


EAPS Graduate Student Studying Evolution of Impact Basins and the Moon’s Thermal History


Reconstruction of past climate provides clues about future climate change


Watch the Installation of a New X-band Teaching and Research Radar


Mineralogy on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate


Inside EAPS, Spring 2018


Farewell Reception to Celebrate Dr. Shepson's Career


Dr. Melosh Writes Opinion Column on Tesla's Space-Cruising Roadster


Astronaut Feustel speaks live from International Space Station as he receives honorary doctorate


EAPS Undergraduate Student Awarded NOAA Hollings Scholarship


Astronaut Feustel to receive honorary degree, speak live from International Space Station during Purdue commencement


Purdue Day of Giving Gift Establishes a New Endowment for the EAPS Department


Support EAPS on Day of Giving!


Dr. Filley Interviewed by NPR Radio Show


Event to Celebrate Partnership between Purdue and Peruvian University


EAPS Alumnus Dr. Feustel Blasts Off for Third Space Mission


National Citizen Science Event to be Hosted by EAPS


EAPS to Host Reception at AAG Annual Meeting


EAPS to Offer Professional Master’s Degree Concentration in Geodata Science


EAPS-led Studies Show Urbanization Impacts Storms, Rainfall Despite Surroundings


EAPS to Partner with Imagination Station for Public Outreach Event


Doppler-on-Wheels to Bring Education, Outreach to EAPS


Dr. Melosh Quoted in Story on Chinese Space Lab


EAPS Graduate Student Studying Glacial Meltwater Using DNA Tracers


Inside EAPS Fall 2017


EAPS Invites Applications for Head of the Department


Dr. Feustel featured in NASA Press Conference


EAPS-Led Research Explains Why Central Pressure Deficit is a Good Predictor of Storm Damage


EAPS to Purchase New Weather Radar


Dr. Filley to Co-Lead Partnership with Peruvian University


Dr. Huber's Research Identifies Source of Urban Cooling Effect


EAPS-Led Study Investigates Moon's Interior


EAPS Honors Outstanding Alumnus


Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department Celebrates 50 Years


Research by Dr. Niyogi Helps Predict Heavy Rains in Monsoon Regions


Research by Dr. Shepson reveals questions about air pollution


EAPS to Host Outreach Event “AP Fridays at Purdue”


Inside EAPS Summer 2017


Multiple EAPS Graduate Students Receive IN Space Grant Consortium Fellowship


EAPS Graduate Student Awarded NASA Fellowship


Dr. Doug Schmitt Selected for Stephen and Karen Brand Endowed Chair of Unconventional Energy


EAPS Graduate Student Awarded Multiple Fellowships


New Version of Scholar Powers Meteorology Classes


Dr. Wu Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF).


EAPS Undergrad Student to Attend NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop


EAPS Seeking Limited-term Lecturer in Minerology


Dr. Cushman Leading Development of 'Instantly Rechargeable' Battery for Electric Vehicles


Dr. Chaubey Named ASABE Fellow


EAPS Graduate Student Inducted into Purdue University Teaching Academy


EAPS to Host GLOBE Student Research Symposium


Dr. Filley to Lead Discovery Park's Center for the Environment as Interim Director


EAPS Graduate Students Recognized for Excellence in Teaching


Dr. Lifton's Antarctica Research Featured in College of Science Insights


Record day for EAPS during Purdue's fourth annual Day of Giving


Dr. Bensman Receives Distinguished Science Alumni Award


Dr. Horgan to spotlight Purdue role in Mars 2020 rover mission at Science on Tap


EAPS Graduate Student Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship


Dr. Minton leading team to design spacecraft to study Mars moons


Mars could have rings in the future, says Dr. Minton


Study by Dr. Shepson finds potentially harmful effects of natural gas


EAPS partnering with Indiana State Museum for natural disasters exhibit


Dr. Huber co-authors study disproving tropical 'thermostat' theory


Dr. Granger receives College of Science Research Award


EAPS faculty and staff recognized by College of Science


Dr. Niyogi co-authors study analyzing extreme rainfall in Indian cities


Research team including Dr. Melosh to create Extraterrestrial Habitat Engineering program


EAPS Alumnus Dr. Feustel Assigned to International Space Station


Dr. Tanamachi receives Violet Haas Fellowship


Insights magazine features EAPS Outreach augmented reality sandbox


Model for Orientale lunar basin formation published in Science


EAPS Graduate Student Awarded Fellowship from National Science Foundation


EAPS team finds cause of comet outbursts


Purdue to host reception at American Geophysical Union meeting


EAPS honors outstanding alumni


Dr. Shepardson releases book on Turkey Run State Park


Dr Hinze honored by Geological Society of America


Purdue to host reception at Society of Exploration Geophysicists meeting


EAPS alumna recognized for research


New center of tornado activity in U.S. detected


Prof Granger part of team that discovers evidence of Great Flood in China


Purdue to host reception at Geological Society of America meeting


Prof. Zhuang awarded for research


Download our latest alumni newsletter.


Prof. Frisbee studies local effects of water scarcity


Purdue watershed research featured on 'Bioenergy' cover


EAPS team finds convection could produce Pluto's polygons


EAPS postdoc's research on comets published in Nature


EAPS Distinguished Science Alumni Recipient - Mark Longacre


EAPS Professor Receives Recognition


EAPS and AAE Teams Study Lunar Data on Lava Tubes


Volcanic Mars-New data on Mars' ancient volcanoes revealed by EAPS team


Romero Awarded NSF Fellowship


EAPS Grad students honored at Graduate Teaching Excellence Celebration


2016 Purdue Day of Giving


New AR Academy of Biological and Agricultural Engineering member


EAPS Faculty Members Promoted


Vibrations make large landslide flow like fluid


Astronaut Applications Soaring


CoS Faculty and Staff Recognition


Cyclone forecasting for the Indian coast improved


EAPS team part of national tornado study 'VORTEX Southeast'


Purdue StormReady recertification part of campus safety efforts


Remote predictions of fluid flow in fractures possible with new finding


Prof Baldwin develops open software tool


Prof. Minton Receives $1.5M in Awards


EAPS professor goes "Inside the Mega-Twister"


A Man of Education and Science: Prof Krockover Gives Back to the Dept


An ammonia-water slurry may swirl below Pluto's icy surface


Mild and dry weather expected initially this winter in Indiana


Study: Flood models need to include cities' impact on rainfall


Research Experience Realized


EAPS Astronaut meets "The Martian"


EAPS professor in documentary from Smithsonian


National Geographic interviewed EAPS professor for documentary


EAPS Honors 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awardees


Harbor receives honorary doctorate from Stockholm University


EAPS professor will use an array of colors to study the Red Planet


Haliburton software donation


EAPS Professor interviewed at water seminar


Research: Existing crop models can forecast yield in uncertain climate conditions


Indiana's hit or miss summer


Purdue Alumnus new CEO of Devon Energy Group


Purdue leading in supercomputing systems


June-July rainfall in Indiana not a record, but it's close.


With NASA's New Horizons, Purdue looks to Pluto


First photo of Pluto


Purdue researchers part of volcanic eruptions study


Farming is driving force in drying soil in Northern China


Dr. Tanamachi on the TWC


Dr. Harbor has a new appointment


Smith Insights newsletter


Where did the Moon come from?


What do craters, meteorites and the history of our solar system tell us?


A Fossil Fuel Free World is Possible: How to Power a Warming Earth Without Oil, Coal and Nuclear


EAPS Alumnus Receives Fulbright Award


NASA ESS Fellowship Recipients


EAPS Prof. Tim Filley talks Twitter and extreme weather tracking with NPR


EAPS Distinguished Science Alumni Recipient - Rick Knabb


2015 New EAPS Faculty


Prof. Darryl Granger and his team uses new instrument for dating


Black and Golden Jubilee-Save the date!


Crough Memorial Lecture


The Latest Issue of Elements Magazine includes articles by Professor Granger and Professor Lifton


Planetary Undergrads use Official NASA Mars Images to Fuel Research


Terry West Receives AEG Service Award


Shepson Receives American Chemical Society Award


Purdue assistant professor taking Purdue to Mars in 2020


Freed's Geosciences in the Cinema course featured in the IndyStar


Chaubey Awarded ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award


Asteroid Strikes: Where Have all the Craters Gone?


Recent EAPS Grad Announced as 2014 Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow


Dynamics of Climate Conference


EAPS Alumnus is a 2014 SEG Award Recipient


Four Things that Turn America into the Tornado Super Bowl featuring Dr. Agee


Professor Trapp Talks to Purdue News About Tornado Activity


WLFI News Channel 18 Captures El Aguila Gold Mine Display Dedication


Dr. Paul Shepson's Study in Purdue Today


Professor Dev Niyogi and PhD student, Olivia Kellner, are featured in Purdue Today for their study


EAPS 12000: Introduction to Geography


Access to Top-Flight Supercomputer Yields Sunny Forecast for Atmospheric Science Students


Mayor of Kansas Devastated by Tornado to Speak with Purdue Science Policy Class, Research Faculty


EAPS Alumnus Manages Air-Quality for the Ute Tribe in New Mexico


Purdue Students Partner with INDOT to Forecast Winter Weather


EAPS Alumnus Gift Creates First Endowed Chair