Difficulty breathing: The Atacama salt lakes
I had the good fortune to work in the Atacama volcanic region a few years ago. It may be the […]
Witness to an impact
The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is a popular image). The Chicxulub
Crossing the harbour bar
A safe harbour offers a place of refuge. Those in peril (or evading taxes), running before a storm, crossing a
Bits of North America that were left behind
How bits of ancient North America (Laurentia) were left behind in the Scottish Hebrides. The jigsaw puzzle of continents and
“There are more Exoplanets than stars in our galaxy”
How many stars are there in our own galaxy, the Milky Way? A number frequently bandied about is 100 billion.
Bluebottle entanglements; or how to ruin your day at the beach
The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long as I can remember. For
Tidal waves; prisoners of celestial forces
We are told that a tide waits for no one, the impatient cousin of time. In its early 13th century idiom
The Burrens: An understated beauty
The Celts must have known a thing or two about rocks. They certainly recognized the bare hillslopes of western County
The Moine Thrust: An idea that unravelled mountains
PreambleI first heard about the Moine Thrust (northwest Scotland) during my undergraduate studies at Auckland University. Our department structural geology
The Pink and White Terraces, Magic Lanterns, and 19th Century Narratives
Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native of Worcester, England, has recently