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Discorditarianism: A New Paradigm for Geological Interpretation

Department of Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK

Insights into Widespread Landsliding in Southern Appalachia from Hurricane Helene

Between 23 and 27 September 2024, antecedent rain followed by Hurricane Helene produced one of the most damaging weather...

Beyond the Compass: Redefining Field Education in Geoscience

SWOT Satellite: A New Tool for Fluvial Geomorphology

Earth-observing satellites have revolutionized the field of fluvial geomorphology by providing large-scale and spatially...

Incorporating Ethics in College Geoscience Education through Community Engagement

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA

A Color Code to Raise Public Awareness of Lithium Resources

The global development of electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries will put considerable pressure on raw mater...

Oroclinal Bending of Southern Alaska during Final Assembly of the North American Cordillera

The Alaskan orocline is a widely recognized example of oroclinal bending that differs from many curved orogens in that i...

Hertha Ayrton: Serendipitous Sedimentologist

Broadening Participation in the Geosciences: Insights and Recommendations from Recent Efforts Focusing on Transfer Students in Oregon

College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA

Long-Term Monitoring of a Campus-Scale Geothermal Heat Pump System Using Distributed Temperature Sensing

Geothermal heat pumps are a fast-growing technology for decarbonizing heating and cooling systems. Monitoring existing s...

Central Texas’ Llano Uplift:
The Keystone for Recon-structing the Mesoproterozoic through Cambrian History of Southern Laurentia

Leveraging the UFERN Model to Improve International Research Experiences for Undergraduates

The Undergraduate Field Experience Research Network (UFERN) is an interdisciplinary community of physical and social sci...

Auvergne District, France: How Places, People, and Ideas Influence the Mind

The Galápagos Islands: Scientific Insights from the Core-Mantle Boundary to the Atmosphere

Forecast, Monitor, Adapt: A Multi-Agency Effort to Protect People during Postfire Debris Flows

In 2020, a wildfire burned across Glenwood Canyon in Colorado, USA. A history of postfire debris flows in the region and...

Fault Rocks: A Fourth Class of Rocks

Geology students learn three classes of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, which fit neatly into the rock cyc...

USA’s Oldest Rock? A Simple Question with a Complex Answer

Superlatives—whether tallest, longest, or fastest—are more interesting than averages. This characteristic applies to man...

The Colorado Rocky Mountains Awaken: Understanding Topographic Rejuvenation in Postorogenic Mountain Belts

Tectonically inactive postorogenic mountains enigmatically display landscape instability through fluctuations in fluvial...