Category: Interpreting ancient environments

February 13, 2017

February 12 is Darwin Day. On this day in 1809 Abraham Lincoln was also born.

February 10, 2017

A rite of passage for many scientists is their elevation to some kind of editorial

February 7, 2017

February in New Zealand is mid-summer and this means beaches, swimming, BBQs, and generally chilling

February 1, 2017

The great end of Permian extinction It seems that global catastrophes and the ensuing mass

January 23, 2017

Extremophiles – life forms that live in really hazardous conditions. Extreme events are fascinating. Extreme

January 16, 2017

I like a good detective thriller. Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Britain’s BBC networks have produced

January 11, 2017

Venus and Mars. Popular mythologies aside, neither planet has a particularly hospitable temperament. Both are

January 5, 2017

You never know what new treasures will be discovered strolling along a beach after a

December 1, 2016

CO2 has a bad rep. We can’t do without it (GOOD – it’s part of

November 30, 2016

Earth continues to evolve. So far it has taken, notwithstanding Bishop Ussher’s different view of