The earthquakes, plotted on a USGS interactive map, appear concentrated across southern Nevada, with the first quake striking ...

Idyllic at the forest’s edge or urban in the middle of the city–in an old apartment or a prefab building: Your home likely feels very “stable.” You go to bed tonight and don’t suddenly wake up in a ...

ONE OF THE reasons I became a geologist was the maps. I will never have enough walls in my house for all the beautiful geologic maps I'd love to hang. But these maps are also full of information about ...

March 23, 1769 marks the birthday of pioneering stratigrapher William Smith, who is also credited with creating the first useful geological map, however like many other great accomplishments also ...