Editor’s Note: At the beginning of this new year, we are introducing a web-exclusive series of weekly pieces on science. Each month, we will focus on a particular book (or article or film). In January ...

A visit to the renovated hall of gems and minerals at the American Museum of Natural History reveals how the cosmos works in the real world. A large stibnite mineral from China on display at the ...

The SSA is an annual outreach event run by the department of geosciences, said Gary Trubl, a graduate student in the department of soil, water and environmental science and appointed director of SSA.

"Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes--geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, as Doug Macdougall makes clear, the science also provides ...

THIS year has brought into sharp focus the importance of scientists in our everyday lives. Vaccinologists have sought to create inoculations to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic, and have succeeded.

Heather Macdonald was almost as happy as if she had found a kimberlite pipe. A kimberlite pipe is a rare geological formation that slowly churns diamonds up to the Earth’s surface. Macdonald, ...

The ground beneath our feet can often seem to be the one constant in the human experience. We even use the term “grounded” to describe people who seem to be particularly stable. Yet, the Earth is in ...