
Could alien worlds hold life? This USC alum aims to find out
Laurie Barge, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, investigates the origins of life on Earth to make sense of how life could form on other planets.
Laurie Barge, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, investigates the origins of life on Earth to make sense of how life could form on other planets.
A USC PhD candidate explains how geological knowledge of North Korea’s nuclear test site could provide deeper insights into the nation’s weapons capability.
Geophysicist W. Bruce Banerdt of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab embarks on a 300-million mile journey to uncover the secrets of Mars.
The finding questions accuracy of long-standing evolutionary theory, paleontologists say.
San Andreas gets all the attention, but James Dolan studies the faults directly beneath us — and the dangers they pose.
Frank Corsetti’s research into rocks is a time machine back to the primeval world and, possibly, our future.
Camaraderie, calcium carbonate and classwork combine in summer field program that satisfies the scientifically curious.
The team’s 3-D models suggested a likely answer to a question that has long plagued geologists.
The team’s 3-D models suggested a likely answer to a question that has long plagued geologists.
A well-established model for the Earth’s lithosphere suggests that the height of the Earth’s crust must be supported by a commensurate depth.
The dusty Land Cruiser bumped and rumbled along the Moroccan desert floor as our caravan approached the village of Merzouga under the light of a waxing moon.
Like it or not, most people take work home with them. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a neuroscientist and educational psychologist at USC, takes inspiration from home to work.