Author: Ricketts

August 29, 2018

We are told that a tide waits for no one, the impatient cousin of time. In

August 22, 2018

The Celts must have known a thing or two about rocks. They certainly recognized the

August 8, 2018

PreambleI first heard about the Moine Thrust (northwest Scotland) during my undergraduate studies at Auckland

July 21, 2018

Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native

July 9, 2018

Some things in science are just too difficult to comprehend: the temperature at the center

July 8, 2018

A chance encounter of a different kind. The 9th century Book of Kells is exhibited

June 29, 2018

Organic compounds (i.e. molecules that contain carbon bonded to hydrogen) are not the prerogative of

June 3, 2018

[I had the opportunity to browse some of Ussher’s notes and scribblings during a visit

April 10, 2018

A slashing blow by some mythical behemoth, knifing effortlessly through earth’s rocky foundations; a (seemingly)

March 26, 2018

“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field;