geology Content

$1M to Attract Students to Geology and Marine Sciences

Katherine E Kerlin — September 07, 2018 - 12:48pm

The earth and planetary sciences department at the University of California, Davis, is receiving a $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to target scholarships for students eligible for federal financial aid and enable field experiences for majors in either geology, or marine and coastal sciences.

New Source of Global Nitrogen Discovered

Katherine E Kerlin — April 05, 2018 - 4:25pm

Not all of the nitrogen on the planet comes from the atmosphere, according to a �ٺ��Ƶ study in the journal Science. Up to a quarter comes from Earth’s bedrock. The discovery could greatly improve climate change projections.

What the Ancient CO2 Record May Mean for Future Climate Change

Katherine E Kerlin — October 24, 2016 - 11:08am

The last time Earth experienced both ice sheets and carbon dioxide levels within the range predicted for this century was a period of major sea level rise, melting ice sheets and upheaval of tropical forests.

The repeated restructuring of tropical forests at the time played a major role in driving climate cycles between cooler and warmer periods, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis and published today in the journal Nature Geoscience.

From Classroom to Canyon

Katherine E Kerlin — September 15, 2016 - 3:42pm

Water, rocks and life. Perhaps nowhere on the planet is that combination so brilliantly on display as where the Grand Canyon meets the Colorado River.

That’s why, each spring, �ٺ��Ƶ graduate students of geology, ecology and hydrology explore the Grand Canyon by floating down the Colorado River, splitting the 225-mile river journey into two halves.

Marine Life Quickly Recovered After Global Mass Extinction

Andy Fell — June 13, 2016 - 11:35pm

Reptiles rapidly invaded the seas soon after a global extinction wiped out most life on Earth, according to a new study led by University of California, Davis, researchers.

Bringing a Special Sandbox Inside the Classroom

Katherine E Kerlin — April 28, 2016 - 3:16pm

The University of California, Davis, is providing one of its Augmented Reality Sandboxes, or ARsandboxes, to sixth graders at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science in Washington D.C. At least 150 AR sandboxes have been built worldwide since �ٺ��Ƶ developed the sandbox and its free, open-source software.

Breaking the Strongest Link Triggered Big Baja Earthquake

Katherine E Kerlin — February 15, 2016 - 12:59pm

A spate of major earthquakes on small faults could overturn traditional views about how earthquakes start, according to a study from researchers at the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior in Ensenada, Mexico, and the University of California, Davis.

The study, published Feb. 15 in the journal Nature Geoscience, highlights the role of smaller faults in forecasting California’s risk of large earthquakes.