Category Archives: geology

Testability in Earth Science

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Chris Rowan

How can studies of the geological past yield repeatable experiments?
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Categories: basics, geology

A map of wonderful magnetic things

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Chris Rowan

A new magnetic anomaly map illustrates the differences between oceanic and continental crust
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Categories: geology, geophysics

The Indian plate’s days as a Cretaceous boy-racer

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Does the thickness of a tectonic plate control its speed?
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Categories: geology, geophysics, Mesozoic, paper reviews, tectonics

Kelud and Lusi

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The latest from Lusi It seems that a certain mud volcano is situated less than a 100 km away from the grumbling Mount Kelud, and it is not responding well to the increased geological activity in the area: Separately, a … Continue reading →

Categories: geohazards, geology, Lusi, volcanoes

The heart of the fault zone

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Chris Rowan

For all that we currently know about earthquakes and faulting, seismology remains primarily a descriptive science. We can tell where an earthquake occurred, and how powerful it was, but we still don’t understand why some ruptures trigger failure over a … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geology, tectonics