I happened to recognise Brian’s picture of a section of the Richat Structure in Mauritania straight away, so here I am hosting this excellent geological competition. Where on earth is this place? To find out, get to Google Earth and get searching. Brian talked about how recent WoGEs have been found quickly, so I’ve zoomed down… Continue reading Where on Google Earth #416
Story of an atom: diamond
This is the third part of a story told to me by a Carbon atom in my brain. It started with her tale of how she ended up on earth, followed by an inside view of the Carbon cycle. So like I said, I’ve fallen into this pattern of cycling around different places, occasionally going underground… Continue reading Story of an atom: diamond
The edge of Cheshire. Part 3 – abandoned
This is the third part of a set of posts describing a walk I took across Cheshire. My goal was to find out everything that was interesting about the places I visited. Previously I’ve seen traces of apocalypse and traced the layers of the landscape. Dropping off the ridge, the wind suddenly stops and everything… Continue reading The edge of Cheshire. Part 3 – abandoned
Story of an atom: Carbon cycling
This is the second part of a story told to me by a Carbon atom in my brain. It started with her tale of how she ended up on earth. You know those places where young humans go and sit by the water in the sun? There’s a lot of ‘chemistry’ goes on, am I… Continue reading Story of an atom: Carbon cycling