Born in Catastrophe: Silver Lake
A serene little Pacific Northwest lake has a violent origin
Stories by Dana Hunter
Liesegang Banding: Automatic Art
Nature is a marvelous painter
Permanent Impermanence: or, How the Fudge Did That Fossilize?
Imagine the weather turning to stone...
Bad Signs
What happens when a geologist with a Sharpie encounters wrong information on a public sign?
The (Probably Not but Maybe) Shocking Truth about Foreshocks
How can we know a foreshock is actually a foreshock?
The True Story of the Mar-a-Lago "Sinkhole"
What really happened at Mar-a-Lago on Monday—and what to do if it happens to you
37 Years Ago, America's Relationship with Volcanoes Changed Forever
The Mount Saint Helens eruptions was a scientific boon
The Shocking Truth about Aftershocks
After an earthquake, some aftershocks go on for an astonishingly long time.
The Inside Scoop on the Chilean Earthquake Swarm
According to locals, Valparaiso's 6.9 isn't worthy of being called an earthquake
One Simple but Effective Action You Can Take for American Science--Today
The March for Science is over, but the fight for science is just getting started
How Is Betsy DeVos Bad for Public Education?
Let us count the ways
Republicans Want to Destroy Our National Parks--It's Up to Us to Save Them
You can protect our public lands. Here's how
Magnificent Mount Saint Helens Photos, Part 7
Further adventures in volcanic photography
Flat Earth: An Astonishingly Good Book about a Very Bad Idea
Shaquille O'Neal should definitely read this
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Excitement on Etna: The Danger of Phreatic Eruptions [Video]
On an active volcano, you can do everything right and still end up in mortal peril
Black History Month: Making History in the Geosciences
Meet four fascinating geologists who made history and are forging the future
An Educator's Plea to Betsy DeVos
A recently retired public school educator has some reasonable requests to make of our new education secretary
Magnificent Mount Saint Helens Photos, Part 6
We continue our exploration of the USGS photograph database. In this edition, we have some truly spectacular summer eruption photos
We Only Need 1 Vote to Save Public Education. Act Now
Call your senators this morning and tell them to vote <i>no</i> on DeVos
Magnificent Mount Saint Helens Photos, Part 5
Enjoy these treasures from the USGS database eruption and aftermath images
