Geophysical Sciences

Fall/19

Why does biodiversity wax near the equator and wane approaching Earth’s poles?

Spring/18

A study of lunar rocks sheds new light on the origins of the Earth and its moon.

Spring/18

Questions for geologist Susan Kidwell on her work in the emerging discipline of conservation paleobiology, teaching students out in the field, and what artists and scientists share.

Fall/16

Astronomers and planetary scientists debate if and when we’ll find extraterrestrial life.

Spring/16

New research explains sustained eruptions on an icy moon of Saturn.

Summer/15

Scientist Thomas Stephan catches up with a comet.