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Professors Michael Manga and Kristie Boering were among five UC Berkeley faculty members elected to the most prestigious scientific society in the United States, on May 1, 2018.
The explosion took place under Mt. Mantap at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country’s north, rocking the area like a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.
Applications to become a GSI/Reader for the Earth & Planetary Sciences Department for Fall 2018 are now being accepted by the department.
Students in EPS 115 (Stratigraphy and Earth History) spent Spring Break in the Death Valley region for a course field trip. Led by Prof. Nick Swanson-Hysell and graduate students Yuem Park...
By Robert Sanders, Media relations | March 19, 2018A new scenario seeking to explain how Mars’ putative oceans came and went over the last 4 billion years implies that the oceans formed...
Recruitment Period Open date: March 1st, 2018 Next review date: March 15th, 2018 Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: February 1st, 2019
Hidden ‘rock moisture’ may be key to tree survival during droughtImage: Weathered bedrock on hillsides can store a significant amount of rock moisture inside its fractures and pores. Tree...
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Largest recorded underwater volcanic eruption sheds light on deep-sea events(Image: Havre volcano showing new lava from 2012 eruption in red.)By Robert Sanders, Media relations |January 11...