Topics include: new evidence supporting the existence of mantle plumes; evidence from northwest Scotland of the largest meteorite ever to hit the British Isles; insights into California's still-active Long Valley caldera volcano; discovery of a microtektite field (microscopic impact glass particles) from Victoria Land Transantarctic Mountains; and long-term effects of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure on coastal Virginia. The GSA TODAY science article presents surprising evidence regarding depth and strength of Earth's tectonic plates.
In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.
AFP - Australian police have cleared an Indian doctor of involvement in failed bomb attacks in Britain last year after a bungled 14-month probe that is now the subject of a judicial inquiry.
Reuters - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly
in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government
economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month,
a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.
