Yearly Archives: 2008

A (hopefully) brief pause

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Sorry for the sparse posting over the past few days – I’m about to depart on a trip back to my homeland, and because it’s not just a holiday this time – I’m doing some lab work – I had … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Geopuzzle #14

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Chris Rowan

This authors of the paper the figure below comes from claim that it’s a fossil of some kind: Do you agree? What do you think it is, and how old do you think it is?

Categories: fossils, geology, geopuzzling

Volcanoes triggering volcanoes?

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Chris Rowan

There’s lots of volcanic action in the Aleutians arc at the moment, with three volcanoes: Okmok. Cleveland, and Kastochi, all erupting at various points in the last month or so. The Volcanism Blog and the Eruptions blog have both been … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, volcanoes

More thoughts on illustrating geological time

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Chris Rowan

What is the best way to plot the timescale? Mine, obviously…
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Categories: basics, deep time, geology

While I’m asking you for your opinions…

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The Seed overlords would like to find a little bit more about who you are. If you take the time to complete this survey, you are rewarded with the chance to win Apple stuff. Some of my fellow Sciblings have … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, public science