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Left: U.S. Geological Survey seismic hazard map for the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Right: Quaternary faults (blue) and historic earthquake epicenters (green circles, larger ones represent larger earthquakes) of Arizona and environs. Only earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater are displayed.

Drop, Cover and Hold On: What to do during an earthquake

Olivia Jones
October 17, 2017
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The flow of what’s below: A million dollar idea

Chandler Donald
August 31, 2017
The GEOS 195D class poses during their 100th field trip on April 22. The course offers students a range of field trip experiences around Tucson.

Geoscience field course Sense of Place celebrates 25th anniversary

Rebekah Ulmer
April 26, 2017
After collaring his location to drill into the 20-ton rock, Nathan Kraft begins drilling what will be his winning cumulative depth of 22 inches using a 120-pound jackleg drill at a drilling competition on April 21 at Old Main. The College of Mining and Geological Engineering hosted the drilling competition modeled after the International Intercollegiate Mining Games, in which UA students won the inaugural year and will compete this year.

Hard rock at Old Main: UA mining students compete to drill massive boulder

Owen Zerambo
April 23, 2017
UA mascots Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat pose for a photo outside of Old Main on campus.

Animal mascots: claws for a cause

Nicole Morin
March 10, 2017
Recent Cassini images of Saturns moon Enceladus backlit by the sun show the fountain-like sources of the fine spray of material that towers over the south polar region. The cryovolcano Ahuna Mons on Ceres is a similar feature.

Solitary ice volcano on dwarf planet once one of many

Hannah Dahl
February 17, 2017
Opals at the Tucson Gem Show at 22nd Street and Interstate 10 on Saturday, Feb. 4. Other dazzling minerals, from diamonds to wulfenite, may be seen there as well.

Five quick tips for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show

Hannah Dahl
February 9, 2017
Four UA researchers named Bisgrove Scholars

Four UA researchers named Bisgrove Scholars

Nicole Morin
February 5, 2017
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reset the Doomsday Clock to five minutes before midnight, as seen Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the AAAS Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The decision on whether the minute hand moves backward or forward encompasses everything from nuclear weapons to climate-changing technologies to biosecurity and is essentially a comprehensive look at how the world fared in the past year. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Last Week in Science: January 22

Marissa Heffernan
January 29, 2017
Close-up view of the dwarf planet, Pluto. Recent research conducted at the UA may answer questions about planetary processes active on the icy worlds surface.

UA researchers explore polar wander on Pluto

Chandler Donald
November 21, 2016
Mt. Lemmon is part of the Catalina Mountains and is the site of one of the University of Arizona Campus Recreation’s outdoor hikes scheduled for Family Weekend.

Featured Science: Critical Zone Observatory explores earth, atmosphere

Hannah Dahl
November 20, 2016
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Experts weigh in on the science and economics of oil pipelines

Marissa Heffernan
November 18, 2016
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