Earth Science
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Rosetta Stones Has an Exciting Future In Store!
Since leaving the now-defunct Scientific American Blogs Network, Rosetta Stones has settled happily into its sweet summer cottage. It’s been all about earthquakes lately: we’ve talked about the most recent Oaxaca quake, and…
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Rosetta Stones Has a New Home!
For those who have been missing Rosetta Stones since the sad demise of the Scientific American Blogs network, I have fantastic news! We’ve moved into a sweet summer cottage while our custom forever…
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A Wonderful Book for Mary Anning’s Birthday: The Fossil Hunter
Mary Anning deserves far more recognition than she gets. So, on the occasion of her 221st birthday, let me share with you a book that does her justice. Shelley Emling traces the story…
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Four Must-Read Mount St. Helens Books
It seems like entire libraries have been written about the Mount St. Helens eruption. Here are four books well worth reading. Let me just start by stating the obvious: this is far from…
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Forty Years Ago Today: The Cataclysm
“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” – Last words of USGS volcanologist David Alexander Johnston, 8:32 am, May 18th, 1980 Dave Johnston would be 70 today, if he hadn’t been up at Coldwater II,…
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Scotland’s Explosive History: Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland
Let me admit from the start: I have a complicated relationship with Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland. I mean, volcanoes! Scotland!! What an awesome subject. Amazon classifies it as a textbook, while…
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Geology of the Pacific Northwest
I’ve had my eye on this one for quite a while, and when my nephew came to visit, I decided to go for it. Cynthia Light Brown’s Geology of the Pacific Northwest is…
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5 Fantastic Pioneering Women in the Geosciences
It’s International Women’s Day. While we’re appreciating living women worldwide, let’s celebrate some of the pioneering women who made the current state of earth science knowledge possible. Pioneering Women in the Geosciences: Introduction…
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Geology (Let’s Explore Science): Now We’re Getting Somewhere
If you’re looking for a simple, inexpensive book to introduce geology to young readers, Geology (Let’s Explore Science) by Tim Clifford is a quite decent choice. It was like the freshest summer breeze…
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Always Check the Copyright Date: Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing Earth
I done screwed up. I was looking for good geology books for my young nephew, who is 8 and currently enjoys investigating rocks. Ya’ll, I was SO EXCITED when I found Rocks, Rivers,…