Monthly Archives: March 2009

A properly British celebration of Darwin

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Commemorative beer. What else?
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Categories: bloggery

The geologist invasion of Scienceblogs continues

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Well, well, well. No sooner have I finished celebrating Kim’s arrival, than the geological output of Scienceblogs is further bolstered by the arrival of Erik Klemetti, whose blog, Eruptions, does exactly what it says on the tin, keeping you well-informed … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, links

More than hot Jupiters

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Chris Rowan

A fair number of extra-solar planets would fit right into our own solar system.
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Categories: geology, planets

Kepler and the Rare Earth hypothesis

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Kepler is not designed to directly find life-bearing worlds, but may give us some hints about their abundance.
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Categories: geology, planets

Climate variability and climate change: some semantics

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Anne Jefferson

What these terms actually mean – and the distinction between them.
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Categories: by Anne, climate science, environment