The shock wave on the Tavurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea is really quite impressive!
Category Archives: Easy Reading
A geologic mystery solved! – The sailing stones
When you write about geology you inevitably come across a couple mysteries that are just unsolved. In the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley they have many names for this phenomenon. Racing Rocks Sailing Stones Wandering Stone Moving Stones In the end they were just as puzzling. These rocks were moving without any apparent force moving […]
Quadcopters and Volcanoes = awesome!
Today’s volcano is featured by a quadcopter. Be sure to check out this amazing footage! from Tumblr
Anatomy of a winter break
Courtesy of Jorge Cham at PHDComics
Hang in there Chicago
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Scale matters
zafojones: Petrified wood fossil with opal formed in the growth rings. This looks amazing However, if you look closely, you realize, why scale is important in pictures like this. Can you spot the human fingers in the background? from Tumblr
What happened to this car?
Find out with the newest minute Earth video!
The state of science on climate change
Reading about climate change can be overwhelming. There are many questions asked and many implications for humans. The typhoon on the Philippines shows once again that Earth is changing. But the data alone isn’t very telling. No one I know has actually read those reports or has understood them very well. What does it mean […]
A tale of uncommon valor – Gamify your habits!
Our hero Far away he heard the dragon roar. Eerie lights illuminated the dark room. The moon mixing in to the play of gloom and the soft light of the magic candles he had connected to spellcaster to greet him in the morrow. Time to begin a heroes work. There he was. His steady steed […]
52 things you should know about geology
How about a great book to read? People like to read in the most diverse situations. On the train, on a plane, when you take a couple of minutes off, or if you don’t have a working internet connection like me (it’s been over a month… I’m going crazy!). So finally I had the time […]
