Life on Mars; what are we searching for?
I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has […]
Sliced thin; an unfolding story of sandstone
What do you think of this analogy; sandstone, and a pile of garbage? I jest, of course. Garbage is no
Sliced thin; time and process recorded in igneous rocks
This is the second in a series on the geological world under a microscope Geologists, it seems, are never satisfied
Sliced thin; kaleidoscopes with a geological purpose
This is the first post in a series on the geological world under a microscope As a kid visiting my
Which satellite is that? What does it measure?
Space may well be the final frontier (there are one or two on earth that still require some work), but
The earth moved; GPS, earthquakes, and slow-slip
A post about earthquake tremor swarms and slow slip events. It is often useful to know where you are, in
Beringer’s Lying Stones; fraud and absurdity in science
A tale of scientific fraud and personal hubris My second-year university Geology wasn’t particularly notable except for a bit of
The brutality of Surtsey’s laboratory
I recently came across a local newspaper article describing a new volcanic island, rising from its own ashes above the
So, adding CO2 does increase surface heating; how science has filled another gap in our knowledge
Read any scientific paper or blog on climate and you’re bound to come across the phrase radiative forcing. Radiative forcing
Volcanism does not cause glaciations; let’s turn this statement on its head
Is there a relationship between volcanism and glaciation? It is almost a truism that volcanic eruptions influence climate. Cold winters