Sand dunes but no beach; a Martian breeze
When James Hutton in 1785 presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh his ideas on the uniformity of earth processes (over […]
Comets; portents of doom or icy bits of space jetsam?
Omens, God’s wrath, or just plain misfortune; comets were seen by our Medieval forebears as a disturbance in the natural
Striped oceans and drifting continents
Continental Drift was the leading hypothesis for continental aggregation, prior to plate tectonics German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, in a fit
When North becomes South; The flip-side of earth’s magnetic field
Earth’s magnetic field is on the move – so too is magnetic North! Constancy in life is a comforting, if
Terroir-as
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Darwin Day, with apologies to Abraham Lincoln
February 12 is Darwin Day. On this day in 1809 Abraham Lincoln was also born. Lincoln rose from his humble
Climate Change; a Geological Perspective, Interpreting ancient environments, SciComm, Science in Context
Peer review, scientific integrity and community; a comment
A rite of passage for many scientists is their elevation to some kind of editorial board, usually associated with a
Burnt soles: black sand beaches in New Zealand
February in New Zealand is mid-summer and this means beaches, swimming, BBQs, and generally chilling (often literally). One beach we
The (not so) Great Dying; Permian extinctions
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Extreme living conditions; the origin of life and other adventures
Extremophiles – life forms that live in really hazardous conditions. Extreme events are fascinating. Extreme sports may give us a