Monthly Archives: October 2008

Trees growing on (or in) old rocks

The latest meme to hit the geoblogosphere involves trees, of all things. Of course, vegetation changes can give important clues to changes in the underlying rock type (the acidity, mineral content and texture of soils will change significantly if you … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery, photos

To Cape Town!

Right, I’m off to Cape Town for an action-packed few days. First, Christie has persuaded me to give a talk at her home University, hopefully followed by a beer or seven – after being beaten over the head with paleomagnetic … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, bloggery, Lusi

It’s Earth’s Official Birthday!

I say official, because, just like the Queen’s, the date does not actually mean much from a natal perspective. Nonetheless, the night preceding, or the morning of, October 23rd, 4004 BC is the date that Archbishop Ussher, after a bit … Continue reading

Categories: antiscience, geology, ranting

Now that’s what I call consistency

This week got off to a cheerful start, with the news that I’ve had my latest paper accepted for publication. This is the second paper that I’ve got into this particular journal, and when I logged into the on-line submission … Continue reading

Categories: academic life

Telling a dinosaur footprint from a hole in the ground

How do palaeontologists know?
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Categories: fossils, geology, paper reviews