Even space rocks can't resist dropping by the Bluegrass State. Three sites in #Kentucky bear the scars of (probable) ancient impacts by meteorites: Jeptha Knob in Shelby County, a site near Versailles in Woodford County, and a site near Middlesboro in Bell County.

#KGS's Rachel Washburn joined UK College of Pharmacy’s Kevin Tidgewell at The American Society of Pharmacognosy Conference in Grand Rapids. Rachel presented #KGS’s newly published Kentucky Microbiome Map, an open-access geospatial database of microbial diversity across the

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“The attitude back then was, ‘Why not let the cave be a sewer?' We needed to change that.”. Despite a long history of severe pollution, the people of Horse Cave, Kentucky have transformed Hidden River Cave from a stinking health hazard into a vibrant underground ecosystem. Thanks

A grant from @US_IMLS, 'Connecting Geoscience Collections: Expanding Research Potential through Metadata at the Kentucky Geological Survey,' paid for the bindery fees.

It's Christmas in September (for an archivist)!. The #KGS archive received a batch of books back from the bindery. Their pages were trimmed, text blocks re-bound, and fresh new covers were put on all of them. They look awesome and many have pockets for oversized plates like maps

Before you clock out for Labor Day, clock in with #Kentucky’s State Geologist. This month, the BBRP team interviews Mike McGlue, #KGS Director and Kentucky State Geologist, about his first year on the job and garner his insights on earth science, KGS research, and building

Via the invaluable work of summer employee Cailin McDonald, all 707 quadrangles have been scanned at 600 dpi, the industry standard for digital reproduction. Now we have a quality product to send someone that requests an out-of-print geologic quadrangle map. For example, the

From August 12–15, over 70 leading researchers, including geochronologists, astrochronologists, paleoclimatologists, and #KGS's Alex Washburn, gathered in person and online at @carnegiescience's @CarnegiePlanets for the inaugural TIMES workshop. The Time-Integrated Matrix for

#KGS WKY summer employee Talon Counts and hydrogeologist Glynn Beck walked Little Bayou Creek, McCracken County, with a drone-based thermal camera and YSI field parameter meter looking for groundwater seeps. The YSI was used to collect temperature measurements in deep pools.

Maybe the 3rd job posting is a charm? #KGS is hiring an entry-level hydrogeologist to support research and community engagement activities in our Henderson, #Kentucky field office. Check out this opportunity and the others (post-doc and geo III) here:

Don’t know what the contest is, but if you’re in the Gorge on a Friday (instead of the office), you’re the winner. Members of the Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition (@rrgcc) requested a geology crash course after noticing liesegang banding on the walls at Left Flank (popular

Are you really into groundbreaking research and looking for a job that truly shakes things up? #KGS, in cooperation with EES, is looking for a postdoctoral scholar in seismology. Don't let this opportunity slip through the cracks. #geology #geoscience

*Squealing over a cute, little heart-shape in the rock core*. Meet this tiny quartz pebble, nestled adorably in sandstone. It’s a little geological love nugget. 🗂️ Core 527, Box 32.📍 Straight outta the Daniel Boone National Forest in McCreary County.📏 Hanging out at a cozy

This past weekend's steam 🥵 couldn't keep this #KGS team 💪 from helping to make the river clean 🌊. Matt Crawford, Hudson Koch, Doug Curl, and Liz Adams attended a Kentucky River Clean-Up event at Firefly Hills in Beattyville. They met with the owners of the RV park, some

Nope rope in the wild. If you’re not from Kentucky or unfamiliar with copperheads, and you’re planning on doing field work, take a moment to look up what these sneaky snakes look like before you head out. This video from Webster County shows a copperhead in action. They're

Three intrepid KGSers (Liz Adams, Doug Curl, and Rachel Washburn) headed to Louisville to impart their #geology knowledge on the 4-H rocks, minerals, and fossils competition at the Kentucky State Fair. Entries were judged on correct identification (name of the mineral, rock, or

Away we go! To Sacramento (#Kentucky). As part of #KGS's @fema-funded tornado-seismic project, Greg Steiner, Jon Schmidt, Seth Thompson (@UK_EES MS student), and Seth Carpenter installed new instruments at the KSSMN station in Sacramento, SMKY. The station now features a

Two great things in one day: #KGS celebrated the one year anniversary of the 14th Survey under Mike McGlue AND the one, the only, and the best Steve Greb received his 35 year service pin from the University of Kentucky. #geology #geoscience #Kentucky

Dust off your hard hat (and your PhD). #KGS is on the hunt for a Geologist III with at least 3 years of experience and a passion for energy resources and research. Learn more and apply here: #Kentucky #geology #geoscience #nowhiring