Bruce Bjornstad has loved rocks since he was a kid, growing up on the East Coast. But his real love and expertise is the Missoula Floods — cataclysmic events that scoured the Columbia Basin and laid ...

When most kids his age still wanted to be high-flying superheroes, Cooper Malanoski ’19 already knew his true calling was more grounded, focused on the fossils and rocks he avidly collected. That ...

Learn all about the fascinating hobby of “rock hunting”! Geology is the study of the history of the earth’s crust, the rocks and layers it’s made of, and how it has changed over time. Learn to ...

Geologist Day, celebrated on the first Sunday in April each year since 1966, brings awareness to the critical work of scientists who study Earth and other planets' history, nature, materials and ...

Professor Jim Cotter of University of Minnesota Morris teaches his students how to use geology to read the stories embedded in the earth. CATHY WURZER: Here's a question for you-- where can you find ...

Douwe van Hinsbergen receives funding from the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO) and Utrecht University. As I write this, the Tour de France has reached its halfway point, with the ...

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Lake Tahoe served as both a classroom and a time machine for Western Nevada College geology students recently, as Dr. Winnie Kortemeier, Professor of Geosciences, led three of her ...

DePauw is home to some of the leading scholars, artists and strategists in their fields. An impressive 99% of all tenure-track faculty hold a Ph.D. or higher, but it is their unwavering dedication to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One of Indy's most popular events teaching kids about fossils and rocks is returning this weekend. GEOfest is coming back for its 21st year at the Indiana State Museum from Feb. 16-18 ...

The Geology Club aims to provide students with various opportunities to explore the local geology of Williamsburg, learn about geology and the Geology Department in a casual setting, help out our ...

Over the course of his nearly five-decade career, WWU geology professor Ned Brown has led countless research teams to decode the San Juan Islands. In “Geology of the San Juan Islands,” Brown provides ...