Author Archives: Chris Rowan

2 concordant zircons

On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love sent to me…
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Categories: geology, rocks & minerals

An APWP

On the 1st day of Christmas my true love sent to me…
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Categories: geology, palaeomagic

Titanian lakes: seeing is believing

Cassini sees sunlight reflecting off an extraterrestrial sea
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Categories: planets

Stuff I linked to on Twitter last week

I’ve been a bit remiss in the last month in recording some of the more interesting links I’ve shared via Twitter, but here’s the last weeks’ worth. I’ll try to be more consistent in the future (something which could apply … Continue reading

Categories: links

A new theory on what powers the Earth’s magnetic field

I have, in the past, tried to explain how the Earth’s magnetic field is generated by convection in the Earth’s molten outer core. Here, in Scotland, however, it seems that they have their own ideas (sorry for the poor picture … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery