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GSA Newsroom
January 2021
Deep-Sea Plastic Accumulations by Turbidity Currents: NW South China Sea
Boulder, Colo., USA: Benthic plastic litter is a main source of pollutants in oceans, but how it disperses is largely un...
GSA Newsroom
January 2021
Insights into the Yellowstone Hotspot
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Yellowstone hotspot is well known for generating supereruptions in the geologic past that are f...
GSA Today
Vol. 31 · No. 1
Earth Evolution, Emergence, and Uniformitarianism
Geosciences Dept., The University of Texas at Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, Texas 75083-0688, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 31 · No. 1
GSA Statement on Diversity and a Challenge to the Society, Geoscience Departments, and the Geoscience Community at Large
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 31 · No. 1
The Case for a Long-Lived and Robust Yellowstone Hotspot
The Yellowstone hotspot is recognized as a whole-mantle plume with a history that extends to at least 56 Ma, as recorded...
Energizing the Nation: The Energy Act of 2020 becomes Law
By Connor Dacey, GSA Science Policy FellowIn December 2020, the 116th Congress successfully passed a 5000+ page omnibus...
Planetary geologists are really the Solar System’s forensic scientists
By Brendan Anzures, Ph.D. Candidate and NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellow...
Sliding through Congress: The National Landslide Preparedness Act becomes Law
By Connor Dacey, GSA Science Policy Fellow...
A Three-Dimensional, Virtual Tour of the Johnston Geology Museum
As a need for online communication grows, digital 3D models provide an effective strategy for teaching shape- and orient...
The Mesoproterozoic Single-Lid Tectonic Episode: Prelude to Modern Plate Tectonics
The hypothesis that the Mesoproterozoic (1600–1000 Ma) tectonic regime was a protracted single-lid episode is explored....
GSA Today
Vol. 30 · No. 12
It’s Time to Defuse the Cambrian “Explosion”
Jacob Beasecker, Zach Chamberlin, Nicole Lane, Katie Reynolds, Jack Stack, Kailey Wahrer, Abigail Wolff
Coasting to the Finish Line: Congress passes the Digital Coast Act
By Connor Dacey, GSA Science Policy FellowThroughout history, Americans have been drawn to the United States’ (U.S.) coa...
New EarthCache Twist: Planetary Geology on Earth
By Cathy Hornback, Community Volunteer Support Coordinator Geocaching.com...
GSA Today
Vol. 30 · No. 11
Predicting the Water Balance from Optimization of Plant Productivity
Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley...
Indigenous geoscientists reflect on inclusivity in academia
By: Rebecca Dzombak, 2020–2021 GSA Science Communication FellowEditor’s note: To honor the beginning of Native American...
GSA Newsroom
October 2020
Update on The Geological Society of America’s 2020 Annual Meeting
GSA 2020 Connects Online: An online meeting experience slated for 26–30 October 2020
GSA Newsroom
October 2020
Microplastics in Groundwater (and Our Drinking Water) Present Unknown Risk
Boulder, Colo., USA: Microplastics (plastics <5mm) and their negative health impacts have been studied in oceans, rivers...
GSA Newsroom
October 2020
Floating Gardens: More than Just a Pretty Place
Boulder, Colo., USA: Floating gardens sound so idyllic. Now, a study proves that they are more than just a pretty place....