Legend has it that Giant’s Causeway (Clochán an Aifir in Irish) was built by the Irish giant Finn McCool, also known as Fionn ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Kids interested in geology are invited to a series of free workshops from the Indianapolis Public Library. Children can create their own fossil impressions at the ...

The replica was crafted with gilding metal (95% copper, 5% zinc) to closely match the original materials and design, including leather strips and thongs for jointing. The helmet plaques imitating ...

GEOLOGY & NATURAL RESOURCES. Cleveland sits at the junction of 2 major land types. From the Portage Escarpment southeast and east of the city, the glaciated Allegheny Plateau rises in gradually higher ...

This page contains summaries and course outlines of the courses offered through the Petroleum Geology Professional Masters Program. Selecting a course title from the list below will jump to the ...

The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with unique interdisciplinary study programs encompassing Geosciences, Meteorology, ...

Sometime between today and 200 years from now, scientists say “the big one” will hit the United States. There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest’s coast: After ...

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But it was not until she got a permanent position at the Department of Geology in the late 1960s that she had the opportunity to teach what was closest to her heart: analysis of pollen and diatoms. We ...

The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.

The mud waves formed when water from the north and south, with very different salinities, were mixed together following the final split of South America and Africa. (Image credit: courtesy of D ...