With Greenland confronting environmental and economic challenges, Premier Aleqa Hammond has called for developing natural resources while protecting the environment and dealing with climate change.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Experts called for Congress to reauthorize the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act. They said the data are key for natural resource development and management.Read More »Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Using observations from historical eruptions and a simple mechanical model, researchers studied how changes in slope can affect lava flows. Read More »Education
Currently, five spacecraft are investigating Mars, and a swarm of new missions will follow. Clues to where they should focus investigations can be gleaned from the planet’s new geologic map.Read More »Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Scientists have long known that the Pacific Northwest is vulnerable to massive earthquakes, but newly unearthed data raises questions about the strength and frequency of these quakes.Read More »
