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Establishing an Ethic of Sampling for Future Generations of Geoscientists
The growing concerns about the ethics of geologic sampling are relevant to teaching, research, and our geoheritage (Chan...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 7
Improving the Practice of Geology through Explicit Inclusion of Scientific Uncertainty for Data and Models
The field of geology is poised to make a fundamental transition in the quality, character, and types of science that are...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 6
Halokinetic Induced Topographic Controls on Sediment Routing in Salt-Bearing Basins: A Combined Physical and Numerical Modeling Approach
Allogenic controls are frequently cited as key factors influencing basin evolution; however, fewer studies perform paleo...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 5
The New Source to Sink: Opportunities for Geoscientists in Sand and Gravel Mining
Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75080, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 5
Saving Earth, Saving Geoscience
Geoscience is crucial for addressing societal challenges arising from interactions between Earth and human systems. Iron...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 3
Metamorphic Core Complex Dichotomy in the North American Cordillera Explained by Buoyant Upwelling in Variably Thick Crust
Vertical material advection in Earth’s lithosphere impacts heat transport, rheology, crustal differentiation, and planet...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 3
A New Tool for Producing 3D Orientation Symbology for Google Earth
Modern methods for creating geologic maps feature a digital workflow, with dedicated mapping apps for mobile devices (e....
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 3
“Natural Disaster(s)”: Going Back to the Roots of Misleading Terminology. Insights from Culturomics
Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council (ISPC-CNR), C.da S.Loja, 85050 Tito, Potenza, Italy
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 2
New Insights into Feeder Dike Swarms in Scoria Cones and Their Structural Control: A Case Study in the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field
Scoria cones are the most common volcanic form globally, placing countless neighboring populations at risk (Valentine an...
GSA Today
Vol. 33 · No. 1
Creating Continents: Archean Cratons Tell the Story
The record of the first two billion years of Earth’s history (the Archean) is notoriously incomplete, yet crust of this...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 12
AGeS³ : Micro-Funding an Inclusive Community Grassroots Effort to Better Understand the Earth System
Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 12
Biotic Enhancement of Weathering over the Past 3.7 Billion Years
Over the past four billion years, our sun became 30% brighter, yet Earth’s water has neither completely frozen nor boile...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 11
Chemistry Education for the Geosciences: Perceptions of Importance and Relevant Knowledge
The role of chemistry in preparing geologists is not well defined or quantified. Chemistry content and coursework can pr...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 11
Answering Geosciences Research Questions at a Global Scale via a Hybrid Machine-Human Learning Approach: A Case Study of the Link between Climate and Volcanism
A common challenge in science is the human capability to evaluate the real impact of an observation and a data set. This...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 10
The Rocks Don’t Lie, But They Can Be Misunderstood
Geology is largely a field-based science, and field evidence has long been given primacy in interpretation of the Earth....
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 9
Soliciting Community Input on Culture and Ethics of Geologic Sampling
Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 9
A High-Resolution Multispectral Macro-Imager for Geology and Paleontology
Accurately assessing the shape, size, and modality of features in rock samples is a longstanding problem in geology. Rec...
GSA Today
Vol. 32 · No. 8
Nuclear Winter and the Anthropocene
In 2019, the Anthropocene Working Group proposed the creation of an Anthropocene chronostratigraphic time unit to follow...