What is Geology and what do Geoscientists do? “Geo” means “earth” and “logy” means “study”. As such, geologists study geosphere (the Earth), hydrosphere (the water), atmosphere (the air) and biosphere ...

The mining industry has been a traditional employer of geoscientists. Though mining efforts have expanded greatly in parts of the world, especially South America, employment of geoscientists in the ...

From ecosystem change and soil quality to hydrology and natural hazards, Earth studies have never been so important. But in a crowded field of concerns, how can researchers prioritise the most ...

The petroleum industry is focused on the exploration and production of oil and gas. The petroleum industry employs the largest number of geoscientists, with nearly 40% of geoscientists working in the ...

In the United States, a generation of industry and academic scientists is beginning to retire, creating a shortage of geoscientists in the workforce. This shift comes at a time when geoscientists are ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment of U.S. geoscientists – a category that includes geologists – will be 5% higher in 2029 than it was in 2019, a faster job growth ...

The employment of geoscientists, including geophysicists, is projected to grow 7% from 2020 to 2030 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is as fast as the average for all occupations.

There is some concern that geoscientists who have not studied machine learning will have some catching up to do. “How can we train the broader seismology community to understand and know what ...

Records of Ol Doinyo Lengai eruptions go back to the 1880s. Since then, the volcano has been periodically active.

Geoscientists say a desert of limestone monoliths known as the Pinnacles formed 100,000 years ago during an extremely wet period. Researchers dated iron-rich minerals which formed on the figures ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...

Nature Geoscience covers studies based on all the methods used by geoscientists, ranging from field work and numerical modelling on regional and global scales to theoretical studies and remote ...