Geology

Before the Industrial Age, the Mississippi Delta grew at a rate of two to three square miles per year, suggesting that, even with current reclamation efforts, it is unlikely that it will be possible to offset the current rate of loss--15 to 20 square miles per year Read More

A new "geospeedometer" that can measure the amount of time between the formation of an explosive magma melt and an eruption confirms that the process took less than 500 years in several ancient super-eruptions. Read More

Vanderbilt students will give visitors a glimpse of Tennessee’s ancient past April 4 by guiding fossil hunts, identifying fossils and giving presentations and guided tours. Read More

Researchers have reconstructed the climate in the Western United States 21,000 years ago and are using the data to improve climate models that forecast future precipitation patterns. Read More

In the latest VUCast: A Vanderbilt astronomer looks at how different religions may handle alien life; why early Earth may not have been as “hellish” as first thought; and check out the national baseball championship bling! Watch now. Read More

Conditions on Earth in its first 500 million years may have been cool enough to form oceans of water instead of being hellishly hot. Read More

Earth and environmental sciences professor Molly Miller (left) gets assistance from Mayor Karl Dean while pointing out some geological features hikers could expect to see during the geology walk Feb. 18. (Image courtesy of Metro Photographer Gary Layda) Clouds and temperatures in the 50s on a Saturday afternoon were… Read More

(Photo courtesy of Earth and Environmental Sciences/ Vanderbilt University) The geology walk through Percy Warner Park’s Mossy Ridge Trail scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4, has been POSTPONED due to a forecast of inclement weather. The walk was to feature Vanderbilt Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Molly Miller; Anne… Read More

(Photo courtesy of Earth and Environmental Sciences/Vanderbilt University) NOTE: The geology walk planned for Feb. 4 has been POSTPONED due to a forecast of inclement weather. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. Earth and environmental sciences professor Molly Miller and Anne Choquette,… Read More