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An Interview with Professor Christopher I. Chalokwu

Professor Chalokwu is Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry and Physical Science at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Ill...

Science Policy: June Update from Washington, D.C.

Contributed by Josh Martin, GSA Science Policy Fellow...

Retraversing the Highs and Lows of Cenozoic Sea Levels

We present a sequence-stratigraphically based reappraisal of sea-level variations for the Paleogene, Neogene, and early...

New Vestiges of the First Life on Earth Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Boulder, Colo., USA: Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures...

Chevron Partners with the Geological Society of America to Offer Geology Field Trip Grants to Students and Early Career Professionals

Boulder, Colo., USA: Chevron, a leading energy corporation committed to supporting educational initiatives in the geosci...

Explore Geological Sites Throughout the Lone Star State with Texas Rocks!

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the release of the newest book in th...

GSA and GSA Foundation Announce Record Support for the Geosciences

Top Geoscience Conference Invites Abstract Submissions for Technical Program

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is calling for abstract submissions in preparation for its...

Call for Abstracts: GSA Connects 2025 Invites Geoscientists to Share Groundbreaking Research

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) invites scientists, researchers, and professionals from acr...

Facilitating the Critical Mineral Future: Valorization of Kaolin Mining Waste through Partnerships

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA

Beast Quake (Taylor’s Version): Analysis of Seismic Signals Recorded during Two Taylor Swift Concerts in Seattle, July 2023

Taylor Swift’s concerts at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 22 and 23 July 2023 were detected by an accelerom...

House Committee Advances Geothermal Energy Bills

Contributed by Josh Martin, GSA Science Policy Fellow...

New Fossil Evidence from Australia Reveals How Earth's Worst Mass Extinction Reshaped Life on Land

Boulder, Colo., USA: Around 250 million years ago, Earth experienced its most severe mass extinction event. Over 80% of...

Geological Society of America Names Emily Orzechowski as Director of Geoscience Policy & External Relations

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is delighted to welcome Emily Orzechowski as its new Direct...

Marsquakes and Meteorites Unveil the Potential for Subterranean Alien Lifeforms on Mars

Boulder, Colo., USA: Are subterranean lifeforms viable on Mars? A new interpretation of Martian seismic data by scientis...

Feeling Relieved: Creating a Positive Bathroom Field Culture in the Geosciences

Fieldwork typically poses some level of disruption to regular bathroom habits, which can lead to discomfort, distraction...

The First Geologists?

The rate of evolutionary brain growth (encephalization) in African human ancestors increased dramatically at ca. 3.5 Ma....

Early-Stage Subduction Invasion

Boulder, Colo., USA: Our planet’s lithosphere is broken into several tectonic plates. Their configuration is ever-shifti...