Nearly 1,000 Earth and planetary explorers from the greater Houston area attended Rice University’s K-12 Earth and planetary open house at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall May 3. The event was held ...

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Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate and ...

The Department of Geology is about much more than rocks and minerals. Its faculty and students perform cutting-edge research on everything from how glaciers react to climate change to how molten lava ...

A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical-metal-bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form near the thick and ancient cores of the world's major continents. Researchers ...

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...

When aiming for a graduate school in Earth and Planetary Sciences, many people likely struggle to decide on their preferred ...

The Earth became darker from 2001 to 2024, meaning it reflects less sunlight, a research team reports in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The development is more pronounced ...

The Earth sciences will become increasingly prominent in the 21st century as humanity confronts daunting challenges in finding natural resources to sustain Earth’s burgeoning population, in mitigating ...

Tushar Mittal, the Wilson Faculty Fellow of geosciences, and Jose D. Fuentes, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, were selected for awards by the American Geophysical Union.

During their time at Binghamton University, graduates gain a firm grounding in their discipline, form meaningful connections with faculty and prepare for career success. But their involvement needn’t ...

-El Niño conditions persist in the tropical Pacific atmosphere and ocean and have strengthened further, with the strongest atmospheric measurements on record for July. The event remains in its early ...