Author Archives: Chris Rowan

19th century geologists slandered again

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Are folks at the University of Bristol intentionally trying to annoy me? In the very same week that I write about the abundant signs of old age in the rock record, they put out a press release which states: By … Continue reading →

Categories: deep time, geology, public science

Trilobites didn’t go extinct…

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Chris Rowan

…they just evolved into beings of pure electromagnetism and infested the sun. I know that we humans are prone to finding familiar patterns in weird places, but I have to say I find the claimed resemblance less than compelling. When … Continue reading →

Categories: planets, public science

How fast is the Arctic melting?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Blockbuster headlines about the thawing of the North-West Passage are all very well, but you can’t really assess the significance of the record low in Arctic summer sea-ice cover (as reported by both the European Space Agency and the National … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science