New name reflects more than a century of evolution and a commitment to understanding the whole planet Beginning in August 2026, the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Geological Sciences ...

After 16 months of the pandemic life, Science 1 is more or less back to normal during the summer of 2021. Labs have re-opened, most of us are back in school and classes will be entirely in person for ...

The story of a catastrophic flood appears in the Bible and in several ancient traditions, which has led generations of readers to ask if geology preserves evidence of one enormous event that covered ...

Ask how old Earth is and you will encounter two very different answers. Modern geology places Earth’s formation at roughly ...

Boulder CO, USA – The World in a Crucible probes the inception of geology as an experimental science in order to understand early, opposed, and sometimes paradoxical perceptions about rock origin.

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...

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The University of Delaware’s Department of Earth Sciences (ES) prepares students for their future by exposing them to exciting opportunities through education and research in the classroom, the ...

After two years, researchers are resurfacing a voting controversy over whether Earth is officially in a geological epoch called the Anthropocene. In 2024, the International Union of Geological ...

Did you fill your pockets with rocks as a kid? Do you love hiking and being outside? Do you care about climate change, protecting our natural resources and keeping people safe from natural disasters?

Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new perspectives to an old medical mystery: How do kidney stones form, why are some people more susceptible to them and ...

Since its introduction in 2000, the concept of the Anthropocene—the idea that human activities are the major driver of Earth ...