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GSA Today
Vol. 28 · No. 5
Is the "Grenville Front" in the central United States really the Midcontinent Rift?
Two prominent Precambrian geologic features of central North America are the Midcontinent Rift (MCR) and Grenville Front...
GSA Today
Vol. 28 · No. 3
Cosmogenic nuclides indicate that boulder fields are dynamic, ancient, multigenerational features
Boulder fields are found throughout the world; yet, the history of these features, as well as the processes that form th...
GSA Today
Vol. 28 · No. 2
Twenty Years of Subduction Zone Science: Subduction Top to Bottom 2 (ST2B-2)
No other plate-tectonic setting has attracted such diverse, multidisciplinary research as convergent margins. Understan...
GSA Today
Vol. 28 · No. 1
Jurassic Sea-Level Variations: A Reappraisal
An accurate chronostratigraphy of the timing and magnitude of global sea-level trends and their short-term variations is...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 12
Tectonic Klippe Served the Needs of Cult Worship, Sanctuary of Zeus, Mount Lykaion, Peloponnese, Greece
Mount Lykaion is a rare, historical, cultural phenomenon, namely a Late Bronze Age through Hellenistic period (ca. 1500–...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 11
Is the coast toast? Exploring Cascadia earthquake probabilities
The earthquake hazard in the Pacific Northwest due to subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath North America(Fig. 1A...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 11
The Great Acceleration and the Disappearing Surficial Geologic Record
The surficial geologic record is the relatively thin veneer of young (<~1 Ma) and mostly unconsolidated sediments that c...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 11
Classic Geologic Outcrops: Preservation and Future Accessibility
Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 10
Chicxulub and the Exploration of Large Peak-Ring Impact Craters through Scientific Drilling
The Chicxulub crater is the only well-preserved peak-ring crater on Earth and linked, famously, to the K-T or K-Pg mass...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 10
Harnessing an Effective Geoscience Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
There is a growing awareness of the need to help individuals with autism survive the rigors of the classroom. On average...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 9
A New Subsidence Map for Coastal Louisiana
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5698, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 9
The New World of 3D Geologic Mapping
Digital geologic mapping is now a fully mature technology that dramatically improves field efficiency and problem solvin...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 9
Meeting Changing Workforce Needs in Geoscience with New Thinking about Undergraduate Education
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GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 8
Earth-Science Outreach Using an Integrated Social Media Platform
Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 8
Savor the Cryosphere
This article provides concise documentation of the ongoing retreat of glaciers, along with the implications that the ice...
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 7
The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Science Advocacy
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 7
Advancing Geoscience Research through CIDER
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ. of California Berkeley, 301 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
GSA Today
Vol. 27 · No. 7
Extracting Bulk Rock Properties from Microscale Measurements: Subsampling and Analytical Guidelines
Geologists are commonly faced with questions relating to representative sampling at all scales: outcrop to formation, ha...