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What caused rare earth element enrichment in early Cambrian phosphate nodules?

Buoyancy of volatile-rich kimberlite melts, magma ascent, and xenolith transport

Fe isotope decoding of fluid-absent versus fluid-present melting of deeply subducted continental crust

The fate of CO2, Ca, and Mg after terrestrial rock weathering

Oman was on the northern margin of a wide late Tonian Mozambique Ocean

Evolution of skeletal mineralogy in cheilostome bryozoans from calcite to aragonite seas

Neogene and Pleistocene landslides along the Grand Valley fault in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming, USA, and their relationship to caldera-forming eruptions of the Yellowstone hotspot

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...

Shedding Light on Lakes: How Artificial Light at Night May Be Changing Freshwater Ecosystems

Contributed by Mahir Tajwar, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...

Geology Bites:  Folarin Kolawole on Continental Rifting

Tune into this captivating guest podcast from our friends at Geology Bites! Join podcaster Oliver Strimpel as he takes c...

GSA Division Renamed to Reflect Expanded Mission Embracing Geoheritage

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that its History and Philosophy of G...

Geology Bites: Mike Hudec on Salt Tectonics

Tune into this captivating guest podcast from our friends at Geology Bites! Join podcaster Oliver Strimpel as he takes c...

From Curiosity to Career: How GSA and OTF Shaped My Paleontology Path

Contributed by Sinjini Sinha, 2017 On To the Future Scholar...

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...

Coastal Hydrogeology: Understanding Local Factors Controlling Ecology and Habitat Resiliency on Waties Island, South Carolina

Contributed by Dean Wrobel, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...

A Plumbing Problem: Understanding the Connection Between Isla Tortuga Volcano and Magmatism in the Guaymas Basin (Gulf of California, Mexico)

Contributed by Adriana Piña, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...

A New Perspective on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: What Can Benthic Foraminifera Tell Us 14 Years After the Spill?

Contributed by Jeanette M. deCuba, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...