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Flying through the Aurora Borealis

Horacio Llorens and Red Bull take us on a breathtaking journey. Flying here is different. It's dark, It's cold, And… Read More

2016-02-02

Earth timelapse by Alexander Gerst

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2015-10-26

Flashflood in Utah triggers Debris Flow

On August 30th massive rain storms precipitated huge amounts of water in this basin in Utah. These then travelled along… Read More

2015-09-21

Volcano lightning in Chile

Volcanic plumes trigger some spectacular phenomena. In Chile, we see lightning within the ash plume. Mesmerizing footage really. Volcano lightning… Read More

2015-08-31

Melting drones on Vanuatu – Amazing footage from an active volcano

Recent advances in technology have made drones available to the general public. And as nerds go, they have found brilliant… Read More

2015-07-28

Gravity explained – no rubber sheet

I've always been suspicious of the rubber sheet explanation for gravity. It was tautological, explaining gravity through gravity. Just didn't… Read More

2014-09-11

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… Read More

2014-09-04

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… Read More

2013-12-04

Mama Etna is back!

One big reason to go into geophysics is pretty obvious: Volcanoes! I got to know Boris Behncke during my high… Read More

2013-10-30

Phantastic Physics!

Guns and physics mix pretty well. While I don't want to advocate gun use! Nevertheless, they're still a marvelous example… Read More

2013-09-03