Geological Sciences Research
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Bringing the Past to Life
When it comes to family history and earth history, the two may be more related than we think.
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One Giant Dino Nose to Rule Them All
Utah may be known as the Beehive State today, but approximately 75 million years ago, it was home to a more “nosey” creature.
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Like Pages in a Book: Utah’s Geologic History
Utah used to have ocean front real estate. But that was 325 million years ago. One of the areas of research for Dr. Thomas Morris in the Department of Geological Sciences is developing paleographic maps, or “geological snapshots,” to understand how Utah’s geology has changed from then to now.
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Supervolcanoes Discovered in Utah by BYU Geologists
Brigham Young University geologists found evidence of some of the largest volcanic eruptions in earth’s history right in their own backyard.
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Sand Dunes Swallowing Anakin Skywalker’s Hometown
New research describes a fast-moving sand dune in Tunisia that is spilling onto the streets of the Star Wars set used to portray Anakin Skywalker’s childhood home.
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Smashing into Planets: A Cosmic Shooting Gallery
Terik Daly, a former BYU student in the Department of Geological Sciences, recently received a highly competitive NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Research Fellowship as well as the Geological Society of America’s Stephen E. Dwornik Award. Both of these significant awards came as a result of Daly’s research on something very small—dust. Cosmic dust, that is.
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Battle of the Crusts
You may be surprised to learn that portions of the North American continent didn’t actually originate on the North American continent. In fact, North America as we know it was formed as different landmasses, which were initially located far away across ancient oceans, collided with North America.
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Hawaiian Islands Are Dissolving
Someday, Oahu’s Koolau and Waianae mountains will be reduced to nothing more than a flat, low-lying island like Midway.
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To Bhutan and Back Again
There they were, more than 7,000 miles from BYU, with pounds of snow gear and weather equipment in their backpacks.
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BYU Students Awarded NSF Fellowships
What does Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, have in common with four students from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences?
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Geology Professor Scopes Out Distant Moon
Geology professor Jani Radebaugh has found a true geologist’s paradise and is making plans to explore this paradise from high above its surface.
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Geology and Archaeology Students Break New Ground in Nauvoo
In October 2011, BYU geology and archaeology students broke new ground in Nauvoo as they examined different archaeological sites. They weren’t digging for buried treasure, but for new ways of looking at the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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