It's appealing to think that a geologist spends most of their time scouring remote landscapes with a rock hammer and a magnifying glass, but in reality they spend more time in a laboratory than a Land ...

Environmental geologists study the interaction between the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and human activities. They work to solve problems associated with pollution, waste management, ...

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 ...

A "raging workaholic" left her job to care for her aging parents. What she thought would be a two-year break lasted 7.5 years ...

Dale Grant’s career and travel have spanned the world—and included jobs in eastern China and Saudi Arabia—and now his geology training helps quickly alert the world where, how big and how damaging ...

Although the mining geologist admits he "kind of fell into his career", he said he had loved working in the industry over the past 12 years. It takes a special kind of person to be a successful ...

Sometimes the right teacher can launch a student on an unexpected career path. Such was the case with David Wunsch, Delaware state geologist and director of the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) at the ...