Monthly Archives: December 2007

A deskcrop-full of komatiite

I have on my desk evidence for a hotter mantle 3 billion years ago. Nifty, eh?
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Categories: geology, volcanoes

Don’t put your faith in (no) sunspots

Reports of a Maunder-like minimum are somewhat premature
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Categories: climate science, planets

Terry Pratchett ‘not dead’, thank goodness

When I saw that one of my Facebook friend’s status was ‘very upset about Terry Pratchett’, my blood ran cold. Fortunately, I was wrong to fear the worst, but there’s still bad news: he’s been diagnosed with “a very rare … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery

Martian plate tectonics

Are striped magnetic anomalies on the Red Planet evidence of ancient sea-floor spreading?
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Categories: geology, geophysics, planets, tectonics

Write for Nature in 2008

I’ve just been finishing off my final piece for the Nature Post-doc Journal, and it occurred to me that they’re probably looking for people to replace me next year. Sure enough, they are: The Postdoc Journal gives four postdoctoral fellows … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery, public science