Tag: "Geology"
Side Trips from Interstate 5: Kettleman Hills
This side trip takes you into the quiet range of hills that runs along the freeway south of Coalinga.
Post on Feb 28, 2013 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
The Mars Rover Curiosity Digs a Little Deeper
On February 8th, the rover Curiosity used its drill to bore a hole into a slab of flat bedrock, marking the first time we have probed deeply into the interior of a Martian rock in search of the secrets of Mars' past it may hold.
Post on Feb 22, 2013 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Romantic Spots for Bay Area Geologists (and Those Who Love Them)
Don't be surprised, be delighted if your current or future romantic partner treats you to a day straight up on the rocks.
Post on Feb 14, 2013 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Earth Science Week 2012: Careers in the Field
More than the good salaries and jobs, it's the coolness that attracts young people to geoscience.
Post on Oct 04, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Be Moved by "Earthquake": A New E-book and iTunes U Course
What are earthquakes? Gain a new perspective on these powerful phenomena with an e-book and iTunes U course co-produced by the California Academy of Sciences and KQED.
Post on Sep 11, 2012 by Andrea Swensrud from QUEST Northern California
Geoscientists Without Borders
The chance to do good with their tools draws geoscientists to humanitarian projects around the world.
Post on Aug 23, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
NASA's Roving Robotic Chemist Will Collect Clues For Life on Mars
Scientists are looking for elements and molecules that signify life as we know it. But even if they don’t find those molecules, minerals contain important information about the Martian environment. That could help scientists determine if life could have survived on the planet.
Post on Aug 15, 2012 by Melissae Fellet from QUEST Northern California
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Sunol Regional Wilderness
The Franciscan rocks of Sunol Regional Wilderness are star players at the frontier of plate tectonics.
Post on Jul 19, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Smelly Rocks: Researchers Reveal The Source of "Stinkspar" Stench
The source of the stench in crushed “stinkspar” is a 200-year old mystery. Solving this puzzle took a mixture of old-fashioned chemical analysis and modern instruments.
Post on Jul 18, 2012 by Melissae Fellet from QUEST Northern California
Side Trips from Interstate 5: Stony Creek Valley
Visit some classic rocks in the little-trafficked country lying just over the hills of the western Sacramento Valley.
Post on Jun 28, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Sand: Hold a Mountain in Your Hand
Sand . . . we play in it, we stroll on it, we make castles out of it, but what do we really know about it? The size, shape and location of a grain a sand can tell us a lot about it's origin, makeup and history.
Post on Dec 22, 2011 by Terri Kirby-Hathaway from QUEST North Carolina
Affinity for Stone: The Public Art of Ruth Asawa
Stone is more than the plaything of geologists. Each of us sees it in special ways. Take a look at stone in two masterworks by San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa.
Post on Oct 27, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Is the Salton Sea really "15 Months Pregnant" with our next big quake?
In Southern California an intriguing journal article turned into "we're all gonna die" TV stories in the space of a day. Be ready for the next time this happens in the Bay Area.
Post on Jun 30, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Shell Beach
One of California's most distinctive and mysterious bodies of rock is well displayed at Shell Beach, north of Bodega Bay in Sonoma County.
Post on Mar 24, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Tsunami Awareness at the Beach
Central California will have good warning of big seismic tsunamis which aren't created nearby, but always keep your weather eye out.
Post on Mar 17, 2011 by Andrew Alden
EarthCaches: Learning Through Hide-and-Seek
The 21st-century sport of geocaching is providing a new way to teach and learn about geology: EarthCaches.
Post on Feb 24, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Friend Your Local Fault
Earthquakes will never be as predictable as the weather, but if you get to know your nearest faults then earthquakes will be less of a surprise.
Post on Feb 17, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Skiing Volcano Country
Next time you're sitting on the chair lift waiting to take that next run at Kirkwood, look around at these beautiful mountains and picture the ancient volcanic landscape that created the terrain.
Post on Jan 06, 2011 by Brian Romans
The Unique Geometry of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
The geologic history of the greater Bay Area helps explain the unique geometry of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Post on Dec 16, 2010 by Brian Romans
San Francisco Bay Slowly Recovering From Gold Rush Miners' Devastating Legacy
USGS geologists are finding that Gold Rush-induced sediment levels in the San Francisco bay might be diminishing.
Post on Nov 18, 2010 by Brian Romans
