Jim Faulds, a research professor for the University of Nevada, Reno and director for the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America for his work ...

The National Earth Science Week celebration continues with an exhibition of Nevada's enticing geological history. The University of Nevada, Reno Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology is hosting the first ...

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City has a new geology exhibit, according to a news release. The exhibit, scheduled to open Feb. 21, is in the Changing Earth Gallery on the second floor of the ...

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. The map will ...

Landon Stitle, a Geology major and Environmental Science co-major pursuing a certificate in Geographic Information Science, is driven to make geologic research more sustainable for future generations.

Earth is estimated to be around 4.5 billion years old, with life first appearing around 3 billion years ago. To unravel this incredible history, scientists use a range of different techniques to ...