Author Archives: Chris Rowan

New Precambrian macrofossil discovered

[Update: It should come as no surprise that W. Haldanei comes not from southern China but some rather extreme photoshopping of a picture of a cute (and very much alive) bunny rabbit. The ‘biomarkers’ are all found in chocolate. And … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery

Death to the outline slide

Don’t tell me what you’re going to say – tell me why I should care.
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Categories: academic life

It’s official: we really have saved the ozone layer

In a parallel universe without the Montreal Protocol, mankind is gearing up for some major sunburn.
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Categories: climate science, environment, paper reviews

A new podclast for your listening pleasure

Volcanoes and dinosaurs and 50’s sci-fi, oh my!
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Categories: bloggery, earthquakes, fossils, geology, volcanoes

An Arizona field trip diary

Ryan of the Martian Chronicles has been on a field trip around the geological sights of the Arizona region, including

Categories: fieldwork, geology, links