Category Archives: geology

Nature Geoscience: cutting edge or consolation prize?

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Chris Rowan

This month saw the launch of the first issue of Nature‘s latest specialist offshoot, Nature Geoscience. This is a monthly publication presumably designed to act as a clearing house for those contributions which don’t quite have the pizzazz to make … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, publication

So, what is the ‘Eye of Sauron’?

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I was rather taken aback – in a good way – by the large number of responses to last week’s crater conundrum. Most people seemed to conclude that this structure in southeast Algeria: was not, in fact, an asteroid crater. … Continue reading →

Categories: geology

What on Google Earth?*

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Jani has been exploring the Sahara Desert using Google Earth, and would like to know if this structure in southeast Algeria is a crater or not (it can be found at 22 48′ N 9 29′ E): Before I give … Continue reading →

Categories: geohazards, geology, planets

The problem of geovandalism

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Chris Rowan

If the rocks are irreplaceable, should you hammer them?
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Categories: geology

AGU on the interweb

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Chris Rowan

It’s been a somewhat frustrating week for this geoblogger, with many potentially interesting stories popping up containing some variant of “presented this week at AGU in San Francisco”. With 15,000+ Earth Scientists collected in the same place, it’s no surprise … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, links