SciComm Archives

Measuring dip and strike

February 1, 2019

How to measure dip and strike This post is part of the How To… series If we had to designate […]

January 9, 2019

Greenland is giving up its secrets, one at a time Greenland’s ice-sheet is a significant component of the global ice-ocean

December 11, 2018

The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at best were pushed aside or

November 21, 2018

We are regular visitors to the beach; walks with the kids-grandkids, the dog, swimming, fishing, or just sitting and cogitating. It’s

November 15, 2018

I had the good fortune to work in the Atacama volcanic region a few years ago. It may be the

November 9, 2018

The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is a popular image). The Chicxulub

October 23, 2018

A safe harbour offers a place of refuge. Those in peril (or evading taxes), running before a storm, crossing a

October 14, 2018

How bits of ancient North America (Laurentia) were left behind in the Scottish Hebrides. The jigsaw puzzle of continents and

September 28, 2018

How many stars are there in our own galaxy, the Milky Way? A number frequently bandied about is 100 billion.

September 17, 2018

The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long as I can remember. For