Most Read This Week In Geology

Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology can also refer generally to the study of the solid features of any celestial body (such as the geology of the Moon or Mars).

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A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave

Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger, #2)

Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives

Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks

California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid

Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes

Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond

Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils

The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators

Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System

London Clay: Journeys into the Deep City

The Red Planet: A Natural History of Mars

The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans

When the Ice Is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals About Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future

Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles

Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life

Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves

Remnants of Ancient Life: The New Science of Old Fossils

The Jurassic Period: The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era Most Associated with Dinosaurs

Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life

The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals

Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong

When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret

Meteorite: The Stones from Outer Space That Made Our World

Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution

Subterranea: Journey into the Depths of the Earth’s Most Extraordinary Underground Spaces

The Greywacke: How a Priest, a Soldier and a Schoolteacher Uncovered 300 Million Years of History

How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America

The Cambrian Period: The History and Legacy of the Start of Complex Life on Earth

The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time

A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet

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Quotes Tagged “Geology”

“ I went into geology because I like being outdoors, and because everybody in geology seemed, well, they all seemed like free spirits or renegades or something. You know, climbing mountains and hiking deserts and stuff. ”
― Kathy B. Steele, Rocks That Float

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“ Nevada...a land that is geology by day and astronomy at night ”
― Richard G. Lillard, Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada

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