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GSA Newsroom
June 2022
New Articles for Geosphere Posted Online in May
Boulder, Colo., USA: GSA’s dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations studied this mo...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 6
Three Major Failed Rifts in Central North America: Similarities and Differences
The North American craton preserves nearly two billion years of geologic history, including three major rifts that faile...
Dr. David Applegate’s nomination to be the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) moves to the Senate floor
By Morgan Disbrow-Monz, GSA Science Policy Fellow...
GSA Newsroom
May 2022
Ancient Microorganisms Found in Halite May Have Implications for Search for Life
Boulder, Colo., USA: Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central...
GSA Newsroom
May 2022
Fossil discovery reveals that trilobites had clasper-like limbs used for mating
Boulder, Colo., USA: Thanks to their easily fossilized exoskeleton, trilobites largely dominate the fossil record of ear...
GSA Newsroom
May 2022
New Articles for Geosphere Posted Online in April
Boulder, Colo., USA: GSA’s dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations for research in...
GSA Newsroom
May 2022
New GSA Bulletin Articles Published Ahead of Print in April
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America regularly publishes articles online ahead of print. GSA Bulletin...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 5
Rapid Sediment Re-Deposition May Limit Carbon Release during Catastrophic Thermokarst Lake Drainage
Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 5
What’s Soil Got to Do with Climate Change?
Soils are the foundation of life on land and represent one of the largest global carbon (C) reservoirs. Because of the v...
GSA Fellow, Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, confirmed to lead the Department of Energy Office of Science
By Morgan Disbrow-Monz, GSA Science Policy Fellow...
GSA Newsroom
April 2022
Geological Society of America Announces Sale of Boulder Campus Headquarters
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) announced today the closing on the sale of its iconic 50-ye...
GSA Newsroom
April 2022
New Articles for Geosphere Posted Online in March
Boulder, Colo., USA: GSA’s dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Topics include three geol...
Of Fortitude and Faith…My GSA Story
By John Akudike, Masters Student Texas Tech University“Why not apply?”, I asked myself for the umpteenth time. “You’d en...
GSA Newsroom
March 2022
Geoscience in a Changed and Changing World
Boulder, Colo., USA: The 2022 Joint Meeting of the Geological Society of America North-Central and Southeastern Sections...
GSA Newsroom
March 2022
Geological Society of America Names Firm to Lead Search for New Executive Director/CEO
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) has engaged Storbeck Diversified Search Group to coordinate...
GSA Newsroom
March 2022
Rapid glacial advance reconstructed during the time of Norse occupation in Greenland
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice body in the world, and it has the potential to co...
GSA Newsroom
March 2022
Geological Society of America Foundation Announces New International Travel Grant for Students in Africa
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Chris...
GSA Newsroom
March 2022
Geoscience in a Changed and Changing World
Boulder, Colo., USA: The 2022 Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting will be held in Lancaster, Penn...