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What Does a Geologist Do?
Learn about the interesting work of geologists in two short videos about the relevance of geology today.
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What is Earth Science? It is the study of Earth and its neighbors in space. It includes geology, astronomy, meteorology & oceanography. |
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Diamond: Articles, news, videos, production data, graphs, and information related to gem and industrial diamond worldwide. |
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Marcellus Shale: The most overlooked resource in the eastern United States! |
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Roadside Geology Guides:
Learn about the geology of your favorite state as seen along the highway. Filled with maps, photos, park locations and detailed descriptions. Get one before your next trip. |
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Herkimer Diamonds: Learn how to find these doubly terminated quartz crystals at Herkimer, NY. |
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Volcanoes! A page that links to all of our volcano articles and to the best volcano information that we could find. |
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The Many Uses of Gold: Learn how the unique properties of gold make it extremely suited for a large number of industrial uses. |
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Mount Vesuvius: Photos, maps, eruption history, geologic hazards, plate tectonics and more. By Jessica Ball. |
 | | Uses of Copper: One of the first metals widely used by people. Now it is used in almost every industry around the world. |
 | | Landslides: A USGS fact sheet explains different types of landslides and the kind of events that might trigger them. |
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 | | Renewable Energy Trends: The use of solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels and other renewables is rising but the total remains small. |
 | | Atlantic Ocean Tsunamis: These rare events can cause significant damage and threaten millions who live at low elevations. |
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Obsidian Secrets: A study of artifacts and obsidian characteristics reveals the travel and trade routes of Native Americans. |
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Where Did Life Begin? The tiny spaces between mica sheets may have served as incubators for Earth's earliest life forms. |
 | | New Madrid Mystery: A new theory might explain why large earthquakes occur far from an active plate boundary. |
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Oldest Piece of Mantle: Researchers may have found a 4.5 billion-year-old slab of mantle under Baffin Island, Canada. |
 | | What is LNG? The use of LNG as an energy source is growing rapidly. Learn about how it is produced, transported and used. |
 | | Geologic Time Updated: USGS has revised "Divisions of Geologic Time," showing rock unit names and age estimates. |
 | | Natural Gas Prices: Where are prices headed? It's hard to predict when supplies and uses of this clean-burning fuel are growing. |
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Uses of Natural Gas: Used in a wide variety of ways, natural gas is a clean fuel and a raw material for manufacturing. |
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Diamonds from Coal? Diamonds form under a variety of conditions that rarely involve coal as a source of carbon. |
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Uneven Sea Level Rise: Indian Ocean sea levels are rising unevenly and threatening densely populated coastal areas. |
 | | How to Pan for Gold: Learn about panning for placer gold by watching the techniques of four experienced panners. |
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Largest Oil Spills Map: A map with the location of 11 large oil spills from war, tanker wrecks and out-of-control wells. |
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Something Hit Jupiter: A dark bruise appeared in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter in July, 2009. Was it a comet or asteroid strike? |
 | | Santa Maria Volcano: Located in Guatemala, it is the site of one of the largest eruptions of the twentieth century. |
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Gulf Oil Spill: News stories, satellite images and videos that document the oil spill from the Deep Water Horizon accident. |
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Major Oil Spills: How does the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico compare to major spills of the past? |
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Daily news for geology and earth science. Delivered to you free by RSS or email. |
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Geology Dictionary:
Look up definitions in our free geology dictionary. Hundreds of geology term definitions at your fingertips. |
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Uses of Granite: The rock used for everything from kitchen counters to street curbing to the facing stone of skyscrapers. |
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Homeowners Insurance: The typical homeowners policy does't cover natural hazards. It is simply a fire and liability policy. |
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Expansive Soil: Causes more damage than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes & tornadoes combined. |
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