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(matejmo/iStock/Getty Images) We're here. We're not entirely sure how we got here, but we're here. But… what if we weren't ...

To aim for passing the High School Equivalency Exam in Basic Earth Science, it is effective to broadly confirm the important ...

Suppose that you could create a K–12 science and engineering curriculum from scratch. How would you go about doing it? Over the past four years, that’s essentially what we have done: first by writing ...

It's a dizzyingly busy time for scientists searching for life on distant planets. To date, astronomers have cataloged more ...

At the request of NASA (Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division), the National Academies is initiating “ESAS 2028,” the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space ...

Through field trips and peer-led learning, South Africa’s Habitable Planet Workshop encourages students from ...

Scientists have discovered that magma deep inside Earth can store surprising amounts of extra oxygen, potentially revealing a hidden contributor to our planet's oxygen-rich atmosphere. The findings ...

The Department of Earth Science offers Master of Science and doctoral degree programs. Our research-oriented department is affiliated with a number of research institutes and research centers, ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...

Our students become accomplished critical thinkers who understand and appreciate the Earth, its resources, structure, processes and history, and they go on to apply that knowledge to careers as ...