Stream of consciousness Recent tectonics 15 Aug 201917 Aug 2019 The fault line in this image was created "Less than 10 million years ago." In other words, and as the source claims, rather "recent"-ly. Let me write that again: The…
Nerdy stuff What does it take to geek out about…leafy trees? 6 Aug 20195 Jul 2019 Kudos to you, if you already knew why leafy trees and Camera Obscura belong together. If not, it's both simple and difficult at once: See, if you let light come…
Stream of consciousness Killer whales are real 4 Aug 20193 Aug 2019 The other day, the fam and I went out on a puffin safari. Yes, these exist at various places in the Subarctic. We found puffins, the eagles that eat them,…
Science Storytelling Blue water, blue sky 3 Aug 201924 Jun 2019 Living close to Norway’s longest, finest beach does have its perks. For one, I can stand in the water, hands in the pockets of my khaki shorts, pondering life, the…
Stream of consciousness Direct imaging of an exoplanet 27 Jun 201928 Jun 2019 Read that. Slowly. Then remember what you know about the universe. Read it again. More slowly... I have no words of any significance, to be honest. Image credit and source…
Stream of consciousness Classic Hubble awesomeness 13 Jun 20192 Jun 2019 When we think of the Hubble Telescope, we think of those wonderful, out-of-this world images of nebulae and galaxies. Yet, this, too, is part of the Hubble Telescope's legacy: Planetary…
Nerdy stuff Altruism in plants? 11 Jun 20193 Jun 2019 Ever seen BBC accelerate the life of plants in their "Earth" series? David Attenborough narrated it, of course. The point of it was that plants may be more interesting and…
Stream of consciousness Them devils be haunting the place! 6 Jun 20196 Jun 2019 Forget the headline. I ranted about things like that not too long ago. I do apologize. These are Martian dust devils. But: Picture yourself living in Kansas or, maybe better,…
Nerdy stuff What does it take to geek out about…Hildas, Greeks, and Trojans? 4 Jun 201925 May 2019 Look at that image. The white dots are what most people are aware of. Even if not-most folks out in the street realise that these are what could have been…
