The U.S. Geological Survey's eminent research center in Menlo Park, California is celebrating 50 years of fruitful science. The San Francisco Chronicle's eminent science reporter David Perlman, for whom a ... Read More

I'm behind on my blog-surfing, but today I got back to Carl Zimmer's wonderful site "The Loom" and had to share with you his article on a peculiar group of ... Read More

The latest odd-looking rock found by the Spirit rover is dubbed "Pot-of-Gold." It looks like this in low-angle light, but in other images it appears fairly flat. My guess is ... Read More

Yes! It's time for another Geo-Whiz Quiz, this one on the intricate rules and obscure symbols on geologic maps! Pick your way through this minefield of 12 questions . . ... Read More

What's this? Another great new scientific home page, Paleoportal.org, also funded by the National Science Foundation. It's produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology, which is no slouch ... Read More

Yep, that's what you saw: Biogeosciences.org, a new site devoted to a hot segment of geology—the intersection of geology and biology. It was developed by the Geological Society of America ... Read More

The Nutmeg State packs a lot of geology into a space about the size of the greater Los Angeles region. If you visit Connecticut, stop on this page first. If ... Read More

As the school year ends and teachers kick back, I'm at work improving my resources for them. A new category focuses on K-through-12 teachers, broken down into three populations (K-4, ... Read More

James Joyce's "Ulysses," which I'm re-reading this month, has lately struck me as a fine book for geologists. Just as the best geologist is the one who has seen the ... Read More

With a new shopping partner in place, About.com has made my books section worth visiting again. Now most of the price comparisons link to something that works. And now maybe ... Read More

Distant Saturn's moon Titan, one target of the Cassini mission, would seem like a strange and un-Earthlike place. But it is surprisingly familiar to a geologist, having rocks, lakes and ... Read More

I took a walk to the hills today, and while the topography was interesting and the homes and vegetation were nice, I really stopped and stared when I come to ... Read More

The Indonesian volcano Awu is reported to be erupting, forcing the evacuation of over 10,000 people. At least two people have died. Awu volcano is on the island of Sangihe, ... Read More

Despite his undeniable virtues, the late Ronald Reagan was not a friend of science. During his presidency basic research was cut back and the morale of government scientists suffered. That ... Read More

Here's another installment of my hometown geology tour, the best damn Oakland geology site on the whole Web. Lake Temescal is more than a nice swimming hole; it's a former ... Read More

Something about geysers makes me want to put an exclamation point on the word. Boisterous and individual, they are everyone's favorite geological personality. A research paper in this month's Geology ... Read More

With final exams come and gone, why would you be interested in still more geology quizzes? Because these are fun, that's why. There are 19 different ones, each of 12 ... Read More