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Does 70 degrees in February sound right? Albuquerque residents experienced just that this past week, part of what is shaping up to be one of the warmest and driest winter stretches in state history.

Understanding the physics of ‘mature’ faults helps us understand the general mechanics of the earth's crust, which improves earthquake hazards models globally The March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake is giving scientists a rare look into how some of the...

A new study led by The University of New Mexico researchers has uncovered a surprising pattern in how deserts of the southwestern United States produce dust over long climate cycles. Unlike most of the world—where dust emissions peak during cold, glacial...

Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the “Halloween fireballs”, they are named for the constellation Taurus—the bull—from which the meteors appear to radiate, the shower...

A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways to reconstruct Earth's ancient climate. Led by UNM Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Zachary Sharp, the study published in...

The University of New Mexico’s Assistant Professor Marisa Repasch has been awarded the 2025 Early Career TUNDRA Award—short for Toolik Userdays for Naturally Developing Research Abilities—in recognition of her promising field-based research in Arctic...

Geology is full of detective stories about Earth’s history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co-authors, links two iconic geologic landmarks of...

Jason Moore, associate professor and chair of the Honors College at The University of New Mexico, is set to lead a team of researchers and students back to the Paraguayan Chaco in 2025 as part of the groundbreaking “Future Fossils on Fans” project. This...

A team of geoscientists led by The University of New Mexico researchers has revealed an unprecedented look inside Yellowstone National Park’s massive underground magma system. Using cutting-edge seismic imaging, the team identified a sharply defined,...

The Moon has both a South and North Pole, but just how cold are they? For context, Antarctica's coastal temperatures average around 14°F (-10°C), while the interior drops to -76°F (-60°C), making Earth's South Pole one of the coldest places on the...