“My life has but one object; I am writing the history of penguins.” – Anatole France, Penguin Island A column … More
Category: Earth Science
Orcas: The Ultimate Apex Predator?
Orcas are killing Great White Sharks in Mossel Bay, South Africa Orcas, also known as killer whales, are renowned pack … More
Climate Change is Fueling Fires in the Western United States
The rising temperatures have increased the frequency and severity of forest fires Jeff Ott, a resident of Siskiyou County, was … More
How Eratosthenes Calculated the Circumference of the Earth Two Millennia Ago
An ancient foray into scientific calculation with sticks, sunlight, and ingenuity Eratosthenes, a Greek polymath and the director of the … More
How Old Is The Earth, and How Did It Start?
A deeper look into the Earth’s beginnings and how scientists radiometrically date rocks Compared to the age of the Earth, … More
Ocean Currents Driving Life
How does this abiotic factor affect life? Life on Earth could not be sustained without ocean currents. Ocean currents are … More
The Wood Wide Web: Fungal Networks
Fungal networks span across our Earth allowing plant-plant communication “Fungal networks underpin life on Earth. If trees are the ‘lungs’ … More
Project Bison
Carbon capture: a new solution to an old problem Climate change is a dangerous and pressing issue that Los-Angeles based … More
Australia’s Underwater Rivers
Underwater rivers along the Australian coast found using AUVs River systems exist all around us. The Charles River, the Mississippi … More