THIS year has brought into sharp focus the importance of scientists in our everyday lives. Vaccinologists have sought to create inoculations to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic, and have succeeded.

Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt—just to mention a few scenarios—rocks are subject to varying pressure and compressional and extensional forces. The effect of ...

Geological and earth sciences/geosciences largely focus on the physical aspects of the Earth – such as its composition and structure – as a fully integrated system. Geology majors can use their skills ...

The Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science encompasses interdisciplinary teaching and research programs in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous petrology, isotope ...

Earth is our home planet, a bright blue marble spinning through space. The Earth is certainly beautiful, but why study Geology? Geology studies both modern and ancient environments, deciphering the ...

The Canyon is a Book of Revelations in the rock-leaved Bible of geology. - John Wesley Powell A professor of geology at Illinois Wesleyan, John Wesley Powell had more than just a passing interest in ...

Geology graduates have several options once they complete their bachelor degree. You can choose to continue studying, enter the workforce or join a graduate scheme. Throughout the industry there are ...

To outsiders, geology can seem as dull as a rock, with a lexicon just as opaque, but to insiders, it is a limitless source of wonder. Various authors have used different tools to crack open geology’s ...

Explore the origins of Seattle, its unique geology, and the significant historical changes that have shaped the city. This ...