University of Puget Sound Geology Department

05/28/2024

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240501-the-new-zealand-city-with-a-labyrinth-of-underground-caves

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and beneath it lies an equally sprawling network of lava caves.

09/20/2023

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66337132

Scientists are gathering ancient rocks from the Isle of Rum for their similarity to rocks on Mars.

09/22/2022

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/10/27/the-story-behind-the-new-8000-pound-quartz-at-the-smithsonian/

A one-of-a-kind natural quartz now welcomes visitors to the natural history museum

09/14/2022

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/black-lights-turn-this-north-carolina-mine-into-a-psychedelic-wonderland-180979899/

The Bon Ami Mine’s deposits of the mineral hyalite glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light

08/29/2022

Happy First Day of Class, Loggers! Let the adventure begin!!!!

08/17/2022

Some fun ideas for one last summer trip!

nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/naturalfeaturesandecosystems.htm

The protection, study and management of the park's natural resources and processes is essential for achieving the park's purpose and mission goals. The park includes outstanding geologic and hydrologic resources that represent key physical elements in the park ecosystem, including glaciers and snowf...

05/15/2022

Congratulations to the hearty 2022 Geology seniors for braving the unkind weather. You rock!

09/28/2021

And in ancient volcanic news...

Massive eruptions transformed the climate in the Triassic era, creating the conditions in which dinosaurs diversified into many more species.

09/28/2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/lapalma-volcano-video-photos/

Scientists don’t know when the eruptions on the island of La Palma will stop.

09/20/2021

Have you got your escape-from-an-erupting-volcano plan in place? Here is an article with a rundown of how you would need to survive the eruption of Vesuvius.

If you had been in Pompeii in 79 AD, you might have tried to hunker down or escape by sea. This would be a mistake. But there is a way to safety.

06/24/2021

Geology far from home...

Scientists say giant slices of rock may move across the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor like pack ice floating in the sea.