Category Archives: paper reviews

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

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Chris Rowan

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

The changing face of Titan

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Hydrocarbon rain and ice volcanoes – Titan changes before Cassini’s eyes
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Categories: geology, paper reviews, planets

A Martian Giant’s Causeway

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Chris Rowan

HiRISE snaps columnar basalts that show signs of being water cooled.
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Categories: geology, paper reviews, planets, volcanoes

Is the Earth’s magnetic field about to flip?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Chris Rowan

No-one knows – but I wouldn’t hold your breath
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Categories: basics, geology, geophysics, palaeomagic, paper reviews

Rattle, then boom, in the Andes

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Do you get more volcanic eruptions in the aftermath of large earthquakes? Sometimes.
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Categories: earthquakes, geology, paper reviews, volcanoes