TULSA, Okla. and MCLEAN, Va., July 9, 2026 — AAPG the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and GeoScienceWorld (GSW) today announced that the Datapages Board of Directors and the AAPG Executive Committee have approved the merger of Datapages into GeoScienceWorld. The decision brings together two trusted geoscience publishing resources with complementary strengths: Datapages’ respected archive of applied geoscience content…
We talked to Elizabeth Petrie about editing the special issue, “Fault structure, deformation mechanisms, and why fault zones matter to society”, recently published in the journal Lithosphere. Can you tell us about yourself and your work? My background is in structural geology and I am a Geology Professor and the MoncriefChair of Petroleum Geology at…
Earth Day 2026 carries a theme that resonates deeply with me: “Our Power, Our Plane”. It’s a call to recognize that environmental progress has always been built by people and communities that demanded better, researchers who charted paths forward, and information professionals who made that knowledge accessible to all. At GeoScienceWorld (GSW), that is exactly the work we are in. My…
GeoScienceWorld’s open-access journal Lithosphere is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Section Editors, expanding the journal’s editorial leadership in seismology, tectonics, mantle geodynamics, mineralogy, and paleontology. Hans-Peter Bunge, PhD – Mantle GeodynamicsBunge, Chair of Geophysics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany, will serve as Section Editor for mantle geodynamics and structural geology/tectonics. His work focuses on…