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We are geoscientists who love outreach! Our goal is to share the geology we find in our every day lives!

12/04/2021

From birthstones to Queen Elizabeth's crown to Wonder Woman 1984, gemstones both amaze and confuse us in this week's post at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/12/04/were-just-geologists-in-a-gemologists-world/

11/16/2021

This week, we celebrate Jessica Johnson's amazing accomplishment: running the 35-mile DeadMan's Peak Ultramarathon (that's right.....ultra!) She was amazingly able to think about geology while doing that and wrote this week's post based on her adventures: Running Through Time. Check it out!
https://backyardgeology.com/2021/11/16/running-through-time/

11/01/2021

Happy Halloween! This week we focus on fossilized shark teeth through the geologic record and the spooky sounding (but awkward looking) Goblin shark! Check it out at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/10/31/an-unexpected-trip-into-the-cretaceous/

10/26/2021

Where did the water go?....Where did the land go? New post at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/10/26/where-did-the-water-go-where-did-the-land-go/ . Click on the picture to see the very, very large impact overpumping groundwater has on the land surface!

10/02/2021

What do you get when you mix a bison traffic jam with rain, snow, and carbon dioxide measurements: scientific research in Yellowstone! Come read about it at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/10/02/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-traversing-yellowstone-and-the-scientific-process/
Big thank you to Gabrielle Vance for all of the artwork and check out the science article this post is based on here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dgKw1LkU3YVYA

09/21/2021

Come explore Cosmic Dust Bunnies in the Early Solar System this week at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/09/20/cosmic-dust-bunnies-in-the-early-solar-system/

09/09/2021

Come check out some lesser-known faults this week in our latest post https://backyardgeology.com/2021/09/09/welcome-to-spot-that-fault/

08/31/2021

We are back! This week, we explore the world of eclogites with our post: "That Rock is What Color?!". Check it out at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/08/31/that-rock-is-what-color/

08/07/2021

Feeling salty? We are too! Check out our latest post "A Salty Paradox" at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/08/06/a-salty-paradox/

07/31/2021

What is that rock made of?! Come find out how geologists see inside rocks at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/07/30/what-is-that-rock-made-of/

07/22/2021

Our first vlog post is up! Come join us at the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

https://backyardgeology.com/2021/07/22/vlog-post-visiting-the-rio-grande-river/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZS8qbhccSk&feature=emb_imp_woyt

07/16/2021

What came first: the chicken or the T. Rex? Come find out about the link between modern chickens and dinosaurs at https://backyardgeology.com/2021/07/16/what-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-t-rex/

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