The Most Common Yet Elusive Mineral
The Earth’s most common mineral, called bridgmanite, has never been observed naturally on Earth. In fact, it took a meteorite
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Author: Mike K.
Tidepool Sculpins – Fish that Breathe out of Water
Sculpins are small little fish that you often see in the shallow tidepools from Southern California up to Alaska. They
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Human Life Spans Two Geologic Epochs
At a recent meeting of the International Geological Congress in South Africa, a motion was presented to adopt a new
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Earthquakes and The Man Who Knew Infinity
It is rare to get a glimpse of individuals of extreme genius who also elude the fame that often comes
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Spirals in Time
Reading Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma) will leave you with an appreciation for
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Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle captures the imagination of those who seek an explanation for souls lost over a vast area off
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Phytoplankton – Without Them We Die
Plankton are some of the most diverse, unusual, and minuscule organisms in the world that are critical to our food
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Monster Quakes and the Great 1960 Chile Earthquake
Monster quakes are just that. Monstrous, gargantuan, magnitude 9 earthquakes. These giant mammoths of instantaneous earth deformation are the big kahunas
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Dating Landslides with Lichen
Most of us have seen splotchy lichens clinging to rocks, trees and maybe even the ground, but did you know
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Big Weather Equals Big Surf
As we gear up for a vicious 2015-2016 El Niño winter, we have already seen reports of spectacular waves hitting the
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