August 24, 2015
Getting there and getting around the Whitsundays
The gateway airports to the Whitsundays are on Hamilton Island and near Proserpine on the mainland. Neither hosts direct flights from the U.S., …
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August 24, 2015
Travels in Geology: Australia's Whitsunday Islands: Sun, sand and silicic volcanism
In 2009, Tourism Queensland launched a campaign soliciting applications for what they billed as “the Best Job in the World”: “caretaker” of …
August 24, 2015
Ultraviolet lights the way for rare earth recycling
The 17 rare earth elements, widely used in everyday devices from cellphones to magnets and fluorescent lights, aren’t all that rare. They are …
August 21, 2015
Sea-level rise accelerating
Studies tracking sea-level rise over the past few decades have been all over the map, with reports variously indicating that the rate of rise has …
August 21, 2015
Ocean 'sneezes' spread algae-infecting virus
Microscopic phytoplankton, or microalgae, permeate ocean surfaces, sometimes forming huge blooms visible from space. Nutrient concentrations in …
August 21, 2015
Seismometers listen for falling rocks
Scores of natural rockfalls occur in California’s Yosemite Valley every year, often with little or no advance warning, posing hazards to people …
August 21, 2015
Map shows where lightning zaps most
Lightning strikes far more often over land than sea and is more concentrated closer to the equator — both testaments to the greater atmospheric …
August 20, 2015
Energy Notes: February 2014-2015
U.S. Oil & Petroleum Imports (million of barrels per day) ' Oil and petroleum imports data are preliminary numbers taken from the American …
August 20, 2015
Mineral Resource of the Month: Bromine
Emily K. Schnebele, mineral commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey, compiled the following information on bromine, which is …
August 20, 2015
Geologic Column: September 26, 1774: The man, the myth, the legend of Johnny Appleseed is born
You’ve probably heard about Johnny Appleseed, who, according to story and song, spread his apple seeds across America’s Midwest. But, unlike …
August 20, 2015
Down to Earth With: Engineer Jeffrey Bielicki
With degrees in mechanical engineering, business administration and public administration from a variety of prestigious universities, one might …
August 7, 2015
Volcanic lightning turns ash into glass
Within the ash plumes of explosive volcanic eruptions, collisions among countless pyroclastic particles sometimes lead to the buildup of static …
August 6, 2015
Geomedia: Toys: LEGO® geoscientists break through the brick ceiling
Many adults probably remember the childhood fun of LEGO® toys, the plastic bricks from which you could build forts, cars, houses, planes, cities …
August 6, 2015
Fate of atolls not necessarily tied to sea-level rise
The western Pacific Ocean is home to many atolls: rings of low-lying islands built from calcite sands and the erosional remnants of coral reefs. …
August 6, 2015
Thorny plant marks West African diamond deposits
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Oct. 9, 2015, to fix an error in the size of the kimberlite pipe. West Africa is famous for diamonds, …
August 6, 2015
Trip-planning resources
If you are thinking of making one or more of your field trips accessible, the International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD), an …
August 6, 2015
Geology for everyone: Making the field accessible
On Oct. 18, 2014, at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) in Vancouver, British Columbia, the society hosted, for the …
August 3, 2015
Getting there and getting around Texas' Trans-Pecos
If you’re driving through West Texas on Interstate 10, which runs from Jacksonville, Fla., to Santa Monica, Calif., you’ll pass right through the …
July 20, 2015
Beached iceberg alters Antarctic marine communities
While the extent of sea ice in the Arctic has fallen substantially over the last several decades, the total area covered by sea ice around …
July 20, 2015
Bechmarks: June 1, 1873: The Modoc-Lava Beds War Ends
By Timothy Oleson Under the banner of manifest destiny and with the enticements of natural resources and vast unsettled lands, the western United …
July 17, 2015
Energy Notes: January 2014-2015
U.S. Oil & Petroleum Imports (million of barrels per day) ' Oil and petroleum imports data are preliminary numbers taken from the American …
July 17, 2015
Mineral Resource of the Month: Gemstones
U.S. Geological Survey mineral commodity specialist Donald W. Olson has compiled the following information on gemstones, which are prized above …
July 17, 2015
Ice (Re) Cap: August 2015
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
July 17, 2015
Early Earth enriched by iron rain
Iron is one of the most common elements in the Earth’s mantle and core, most of it having come from massive collisions with asteroids and other …