The Bermuda archipelago is actually resting on a 20-kilometer underplate that gives it enough lift to rise well above sea level.

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and life sciences (including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science, geology, and geography) to the ...

The GES department administers separate programs in environmental science and geology. You can pursue either of these topics independently, or combine them both to specialize in environmental aspects ...

The islands of Bermuda are a scientific mystery. Not because of the notorious Bermuda Triangle nearby, but because they're ...

As a secondary integrated science education major, you will learn basic principles from life, earth and physical sciences. You will gain a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology, evolution, ...

Understand and safely manage the Earth, its resources, and natural hazards. Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences offers four undergraduate degrees—applied geophysics, geology, geological ...

As an earth science education major, you will learn basic principles of how the Earth and other planets work. You will gain an understanding of our planet’s place in the solar system and universe, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Humans drive trillions of miles in cars, clear-cut forests for agriculture and create vast landfills teeming with tin cans, soda bottles and other detritus of industrialization.

Geology was a discipline built to find the resources of our planet. The first real geologic map, crafted by William Smith in 1815, was part of a quest to find fuel for the Industrial Revolution. Smith ...

"Earth science" is a broad term that encompasses four main branches of study, each of which is further broken down into more specialized fields. Geology is the study of the substances that make up the ...