Earthquakes not unusual for western NC
Jan 10, 2019
A small earthquake shook homes near Asheville early in the... outreach, faculty research
GES faculty and student research improves University flood preparedness
Oct 29, 2018
Much of the City of Boone and Appalachian State University (ASU) lie very close to a river or creek.
faculty research, student research, outreach
Glacier change research funded by National Science Foundation
Aug 27, 2018
Loss of water stored in glaciers impacts downstream ecosystems, river dynamics, and sea level rise.
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Fading human history characterized using cutting-edge techniques
Aug 27, 2018
The Engare Sero site in northern Tanzania preserves footprints made by humans traversing the landscape between 10 and 20 thousand years ago.
faculty researchOrdovician life just needed a breath of fresh air… or oxygen rather
Nov 27, 2017
The three-fold diversification of marine life during the Ordovician (485–444 million years ago) appears to have been fueled by a major incre
faculty researchThere's a new SEM in town...
Sep 22, 2017
Drs. Sarah Carmichael, Gabriele Casale, Jamie Levine, and Ellen Cowan from Geological and Environmental Sciences and Dr.
faculty researchNews from the field: Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce interviewed in Tanzania
Sep 5, 2017
When the active Oldoinyo Lengai volcano showed suspicious activity indicating that an eruption was imminent, Dr.
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