Category Archives: geology

The puddle that was once a sea

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Chris Rowan

This image, just released from NASA’s Earth Observatory, is both scary and beautiful This is – or was – the Aral Sea*. 50 years ago, it was a substantial body of water. Then, the rivers that fed it were diverted … Continue reading →

Categories: environment, geology, photos

Field Trip Diary: Part 3

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Chris Rowan

More photos and commentary from my field trip to Oman
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos

Inspiration in ancient rocks and simple physics

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Anne Jefferson

[a post by Anne Jefferson] If you ask my mom how I got started in geology, she’d tell you that it began with her taking 3-year-old me to see landslides coming off steep hillslopes during the spring thaw. That makes … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, fieldwork, geology