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Reversible Deformation, Permanent Fabric Development
Boulder, Colo., USA: Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt—just to mention a few sc...
GSA Today
Vol. 34 · No. 2
Is Geology Accreditation Needed? It Is Already Here!
Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701...
Align: A User-Friendly App for Numerical Stratigraphic Correlation
Stratigraphic correlation underpins all understanding of Earth’s history, yet few geoscientists have access to, or exper...
GSA Today
Vol. 34 · No. 2
The Balanced Billion
State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijin...
What Geoarchaeology can Tell Us About the Past and Future
By Claire Gibson, 2023 Science Communication Intern...
Speaking of Geoscience
February 2024
Wildfire: An Evolving Geohazard
By Elliot Witscher, 2023 Science Communication Intern...
GSA Newsroom
January 2024
Explore the Grand Canyon State with Roadside Geology of Arizona
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the release of the newest book in th...
Marine Geology Breakthrough: ROVs Provide New Insights into Ancient Oceanic History
Boulder, Colo., USA: Marine and coastal geoscience play a critical role in understanding ancient and modern geological h...
Slowly Deforming Megathrusts within the Continental Lithosphere: A Case from Italy
Megathrusts are reverse shear planes along subduction boundaries that can cause giant earthquakes (MW ≥ 8.5; Calais et a...
Speaking of Geoscience
January 2024
Land Movement Hazards in a Changing Climate
Land movement is a fact of life anywhere with hilly terrain, whether it’s the foothills of southern California or the Yu...
Daring to Dig: Brittney Stoneburg
By Caren Shin, 2023 Science Communication Intern...
Daring to Dig: Carmi Milagros Thompson
By Caren Shin, 2023 Science Communication Intern...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 12
Our Rock and Mineral Exams Could Be Better
The method by which we assess our students’ learning is just as important as the way in which we deliver content. With r...
The Water Puzzle of Mars
By Shashank Anand, 2023 Science Communication Intern...
GSA Newsroom
November 2023
Looking for lithium-bearing pegmatites
Boulder, Colo., USA: The commercial importance of lithium is ever growing, and its production is globally dominated by l...
U.S. Groundwater Is Getting Saltier—What That Means for Infrastructure, Ecosystems, and Human Health
Pittsburgh, Pa., USA: Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have been monitoring groundwater quality in well...
New Dating of Cave Art Reveals History of Puerto Rican People
Pittsburgh, Pa., USA: In the karstic caves of Puerto Rico, cave art paints the rock walls. Previous research has assigne...
Salmon Cooling Stations
Pittsburgh, Pa., USA: You’ve heard of the salmon run: upon reaching sexual maturity, wild Atlantic salmon, which are bor...