News: Department of Geoscience

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UNLV paleontologists recover mammoth fossils northwest of Las Vegas.

Matthew Lachniet studies stalagmites
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UNLV geoscience professor exploring the links between wet conditions starting 5,000 years ago and weather events such as El Niño in the Desert Southwest.

Elsabeth Hausrath
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Data from NASA’s Mars Exploration Program is helping Elisabeth Hausrath understand how soil and water might have once interacted on the surface of our solar system’s most-Earthlike neighbor.

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Liz Smith was shocked her quiet work keeping geoscience rolling garnered top honors as the President's Classified Employee of the Year.
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UNLV geoscientist pairs with California professor to nail down the chemical composition of the mineral and give it formal name.
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UNLV paleontologist Josh Bonde shares his favorite vertebrate discoveries in Nevada and where you can go see them today.

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UNLV paleontologists discover rare Precambrian fossils in remote region of Nevada.

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UNLV-led research team takes to ancient Nevada caves to counter prevailing theory of what drives Great Basin climate; findings reported in Nature Communications.

Paleontologist Joshua Bonde leads a small band of students on an excavation
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Go along with a band of UNLV researchers as they uncover the skull of an extinct elephant-like creature that once roamed Esmeralda County.

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Meteor smack downs, volcanic calderas, and mountain pulses — Geologist Steve Rowland explains some of the catastrophic events the created the geology and biology of our beautiful state.

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Hundreds of students from 50 local schools to participate; top high school entries to attend international fair in Los Angeles.

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UNLV partnership with Las Vegas Natural History Museum turns professors and students into live exhibit.