For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to start. Deltas ...

Beginning in the ’90s, formerly rural regions transformed into far-flung enclaves for the elite, and vast acreages became ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two ...

Despite its Earth-like rivers and lakes of liquid methane, Saturn’s moon Titan seems oddly lacking in river deltas — geological formations that are typically rich in historical clues. Using data from ...

Titan’s coastlines lack river deltas, surprising scientists and raising questions about its active surface processes.

Tom Paradise, University Professor of geosciences, will give a talk at 3:05 p.m. Friday in Gearhart Hall 26, about the visually stunning al-Khamsin winds that he and fellow geoscientists experienced ...

What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth." ...

Yardang (Yadan in Chinese) refers to land formations sculpted by relentless desert winds. Whistling past the jutting, silent turret of stratified sandstone, the wind — a perennial force to reckon with ...

Barrier islands protect coasts with dunes. Storms can flatten them. Nature-based, low-cost solutions offer hope.

It's probably the largest flood in our planet's history.