Blogs about Earth science

Canada needs to invest in innovative and sustainable industries like clean tech and energy to reach net zero The post Canada needs to attract $140 billion in annual investment to reach net zero appeared first …

Rope is a handy item that we can trace back tens of thousands of years. Made from twisted or braided plant fibers, combined first in strands of string or yarn and then twisted into a …

Photographer: Philippe MoussetteSummary Author: Philippe Moussette I was fortunate enough to have the spectacular view shown above of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse from Lac Megantic, Quebec. Totality lasted nearly 3 1/2 minutes. …

Source: Geophysical Research Letters Mapping Greenland’s geology is no easy feat. The Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers more than 1% of Earth’s land surface and nearly 80% of Greenland’s landmass, obscures much of the island’s …

Look how epic this little guy is! He is a crab — and if you asked him, the fiercest warrior that ever lived. While that may not be strictly true, crabs do have the heart …

Steffen Glacier in 2024 False Color Sentinel images illustrating calving events yielding bergs A,B,X and Y that have a combined area of 1.5 km2. Green arrow is Dec. 2023 terminus and yellow arrow April 2024 …

Back in 2014, I was invited to join the AGU Blogosphere to post about geoscience education and educational technology (see my very first post, Join the Trek to explore Geoscience Education). Over time, as my …

This will be the new home of my blog Georneys. I’ll be moving all of my posts here from the AGU blogosphere – and starting some new blogging in 2024. Stay tuned!

The slough at the headquarters area of Dos Rios State ParkBack in the 1980s, Douglas Adams published his hilarious "trilogy" of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. The second book, The Restaurant at the End …

A new home for the Landslide Blog I started this blog on 16 December 2007 – that feels like a long time ago now – as a site on Blogger. In 2010, the American Geophysical …

Trumpeter Swan observed last week at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, near Charlottesville, Virginia Well, this is it: The last post at Mountain Beltway here at the AGU Blogosphere. AGU has been so accommodating, hosting my blog …

Close your eyes and picture a river…go on, do it! What did you see? Did you picture a clear, deep mountain stream? A raging river in a steep gorge? A creek with grassy banks and …

Last week, Angelo spoke at thew 2024 Our Ocean Conference in Greece about going beyond 30×30 and how we equitably measure ocean success. You can also read his full prepared statement here: What I Meant …

Science fiction and fantasy media regularly include magical or exaggerated substances as essential parts of the story. In this piece, I explore my top fantasy metals that appear in movies, comics, literature, and other popular …

We as humans are pretty egocentric creatures, believing the universe revolves around us, thinking we are God’s or some other higher power’s greatest creation, and clinging to inaccurate ideas and beliefs in order to maintain …