What Does an Environmental Engineer Do?
September 3, 2019
Builders everywhere rely on environmental engineers to make sure their building sites are safe and up to code. Learn all about these skilled professionals and
Climate Change Might Be Behind California’s Wildfire Increase
December 26, 2018
The 2018 wildfire season in California was the largest and most destructive the state had seen to date, resulting in nearly 2 million acres of
How Geology Might Help Us Understand Climate Change
October 30, 2018
Geology and Climate Change – It’s A Lot More Than Just Studying Rocks People unfamiliar with our science might mistakenly assume that geology is little
Keeping Soil Healthy Without Excess Nitrogen
September 26, 2018
Ever since the first farmers settled and began to cultivate fields of crops to feed themselves and their neighbors, they have been pressed to produce
Three New Geologic Ages Have Been Declared
August 23, 2018
Geologists have officially declared three new geologic ages: The Early Holocene Greenlandian Age, The Middle Holocene Northgrippian Age, and The Late Holocene Meghalayan Age. These
What’s In Mars’ Soil? Airbus Is Going To Find Out.
July 25, 2018
In April of this year, NASA and the ESA (European Space Agency) gave Airbus a contract worth 5.2 million dollars to build a special rover
What Makes Volcanos Erupt?
May 30, 2018
While you probably studied volcanoes a bit when you were in high school, their actual mechanics may still be a bit fuzzy to you. There
Sinking San Francisco Tower Proves Value Of Geotechnical Engineering
February 14, 2018
San Francisco’s fourth-tallest skyscraper has a big, expensive problem: it’s sinking. Not only that, but it’s sinking twice as fast as originally feared. How does
California Cliffs Are At Risk Of Collapse
December 22, 2017
The cliffs along California’s coastline are eroding faster than you think. Some may even be close to collapse. A new study in the journal Geomorphology
Massive Rockfall On El Capitan In Yosemite
October 27, 2017
On September 27 and 29, two enormous instances of rockfall proved that geological time includes right now. Huge Rockfall Proves That Geology Marches Forward As
