Geologists, or geoscientists, study the makeup of the physical earth and processes of growth and decay to learn about the past and make inferences about the future. They work in both private and ...

Popular careers in geoscience include geologists who study how the Earth was formed and what forces shape its present features. They analyze rocks and minerals to determine how and when they were ...

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 ...

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 ...