July 6, 2016
Benchmarks: October 1904: Mineralogy solves a murder
Early forensic geology case makes headlines In a bean field outside the city of Freiburg im Breisgau on the western edge of Germany’s Black …
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August 4, 2014
Geologic Column: How T. rex got its street cred back
You wake up hungry in the middle of the night and remember that chunk of Spam in the refrigerator. You sneak down, ease open the fridge door and …
October 15, 2013
CSI La Brea: Tiny traces reveal big secrets of the tar pits
The La Brea tar pits in the middle of Los Angeles are known for turning up spectacularly preserved specimens of dire wolves, saber-tooth cats and …
August 5, 2013
Hidden graves give up their secrets to geologists
As of April 2013, more than 61,000 people were registered as missing in Colombia, many of whom are feared to be victims of the country’s …
November 7, 2012
Bare Earth Elements: GSA highlights, days 2 and 3
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — EARTH’s Tim Oleson is in Charlotte, N.C., this week for the Geological Society of America’s (GSA) annual conference. He is …
January 5, 2012
Old plutonium reveals new secrets
Buried treasures come in many forms. Few, however, can help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to terrorists. But a glass bottle discovered in …
January 5, 2012
Cold case files: Forging forensic isoscapes
In November 2006, someone left a badly beaten man at a hospital in Gwent, South Wales. The victim was severely injured and died shortly …