Register!: July Earth Science Workshop for Teachers

July 9, 10 & 11, 2012 (Monday - Wednesday)

Join Museum Geologists in the heart of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks for a three-day Earth Science Workshop in Keene Valley, New York. Discover geologic hazards first-hand, investigate glacial processes and participate in exciting field excursions to review general information on geology, mineralogy, mining, sediments, fossils and more!     More information »

From the Ground into the Classroom: Taking Geology to School

New York State Museum geologists doing research in Ulster County provided multiple short lectures on glacial geology, climate change and geologic mapping to 126 students from Onteora High School. Seven classes of mostly Earth Science students, and their teachers, participated.
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Evolution, Environments, and the Earliest Squid Relatives

Early cephalopods were shelled forms related to the modern Nautilus. High-level preditors in marine food chains, they appreared relatively late, over 490 million years ago, after the main Cambrian radiation. Discover how New York's oldest cephalopods reveal new insights into early cephalopod evolution.
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Site of the Month: Pyrites Complex in the Adirondack Lowlands

The Pyrites Complex represents a 1200 and 1160 Ma old fragment of oceanic crust and upper-mantle rocks that were pushed onto the continent during the Shawinigan orogenesis. Discover the significant paleo-tectonic implications this incomplete ophiolite slab has, particularly in relation to the geological history of the Adirondacks.
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NYS Paleontologist Reports New Climate Change Study

As we continue to experience one of the warmest winters on record in the Northeast, State Paeleontologist, Dr. Ed Landing, reports in a recently published article in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology new research suggesting that high sea levels leading to "global hyperwarming" are much more important than carbon dioxide levels in predicting global climate change.    More information »