Category Archives: basics

Testability in Earth Science

How can studies of the geological past yield repeatable experiments?
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Categories: basics, geology

Palaeomagnetism: from drilling to publication

How the measurements I make in the lab are distilled into the results reported in a typical scientific paper.
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Categories: basics, fieldwork, in the lab, palaeomagic

Of aftershocks and tsunamis

Questions arising from the Indonesian quakes
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Categories: basics, earthquakes, geohazards

A primer on the origin of the Earth

I heartily second Lab Lemmings recommendation of the Skepchick’s series on ‘The Origin of the Earth’, an opus in five parts: I: Introduction, the Scientific Toolbox, and Cosmic Starstuff II: Crustal Chemistry, the Solar Nebula, and the Solar System III: … Continue reading

Categories: basics, links, planets

Geological Basics: the art of Paleomagic

If I’m ever going to talk about my own research in any detail, I’m first going to have to explain a little (or a lot) about the field I fell into almost by accident, paleomagnetism. Literally ‘ancient magnetism’, paleomagnetism is … Continue reading

Categories: basics, geology, geophysics, palaeomagic