Within only a few moments, a catastrophic avalanche, volcano, earthquake or tsunami could kill every living creature nearby. It would be impossible to predict these natural disasters and mitigate ...

Marvin, a trailblazer in more ways than one, surveys the Antarctic terrain on her meteorite-hunting expedition of 1978-79. Smithsonian Archives At the age of 57, geologist Ursula Marvin traveled to ...

“Society as a whole is unable to think on anything like geologic time scales,” says Marcia Bjornerud. “Or even decadal time scales.” It’s clear that we need to think long-term about climate and the ...

New Jersey's most recent 2.7 magnitude Bergen County-centered earthquake didn't much surprise one geologist, who had predicted the Northeast region would be experiencing a period of increased seismic ...