department of geology and geophysics

A fossil discovery of giant saltwater clams that lived 300 million years ago provides new insights into the evolution of ocean life.

Researchers concluded that human activities have introduced the pollutant in some of the most remote and pristine regions of the world.

Energy exploration relies on knowing the thermal history of oil and gas source rocks, which is often difficult to determine.

Texas A&M scientists have joined a $3-million NASA-funded research project testing and improving robots’ ability to assist planetary explorations.

New research co-authored by Texas A&M’s Ryan Ewing shows how dunes on Jupiter’s volcanically active moon, lo, were formed.

A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the 50,000 years before the last ice age.