Tag: rocks

This poem was inspired by my work in the geology labs of the University of Edinburgh when I was analyzing rock samples from Iceland. The procedure requires the rocks to be remelted at 1100 C so they can be poured into molds and shaped into glass disks. These disks are used for XRF and XRD analysis t...

The kiss, my phone. The harbour, my darling. The waves are children nuzzling for affection. The mozzies, too, like pins. Ghosts crowd, and her voice is soothing: “Have you ever heard of love languages?” The ferries glide in gowns of light on pulsing tides in peach-brown night. &...

I’ve always been the type to drive through neighborhoods, eyeing the “For Sale” signs and wondering about the stories behind those homes. Well, it seems the tech gods have heard my musings, because house shopping from the driver’s seat just became a reality with the new Rocke...

I realize that I can seem rude to “city-goers.” Then again, before portable internet devices and satellites in space, we all communicated with stacks of three rocks, a cairn. (Sounds British) The stack doesn’t say, “water located nearby.” But yes,...

One of the best things about being a flâneur — a person dedicated to slow travel — is that you give yourself permission to take the road less travelled, the road that leads to who knows where? The typical route down New Zealand’s South Island follows the east coast along...

It is not unusual to find groups of rocky islands close to a coastline, but stuck out in the middle of an ocean? That is where you will find the St Peter and St Paul Rocks — in the Atlantic Ocean about 590 miles from northeast Brazil and 1,100 miles from west Africa. They are 15 small islan...

Rock dating is a fundamental discipline in geology that allows us to travel back in time. By studying rocks, we can reconstruct past geological events, climate changes, the evolution of life, and the movements that have shaped our planet over millennia. In this article, we ...

Why do geologists lick stones? If you are wondering the answer to this question, this news is for you. By licking stones, geologists are not only looking for fossil bones, they are also unlocking the secrets of the past. In this article, you will learn how the strange habit of geologists licking sto...

Imagine yourself at the work, and the ground starts shaking! You know the drill. Save your head and get under a desk! Sometimes, maybe that won’t be enough. Well, that’s an Earthquake after all! Nature’s most unpredictable and destructive phenomenon. Even a single earthq...

There is a 25lb annual limit on the collection of rocks, minerals and fossils from state-owned land and lands held in the public trust in the state of Michigan. Collecting artifacts and antiquities of any kind (including shipwreck material and native artifacts) from state and public trust lands is i...

We often think of rock as hard, brittle material. Throw a rock hard enough on the ground, and it will likely break into pieces. But under the right conditions, rock can actually ‘flow’ in a way that keeps it from breaking. When rock deforms in such a way that it bends instead of breaking...

Amidst the flat, expansive plains of Kansas, Monument Rocks stands tall and proud, a testament to the state’s rich geological history. These imposing chalk formations, also known as the Chalk Pyramids, offer an intriguing diversion from the traditional Kansas landscape, drawing visitors from n...

In the current version of the game, when you hit a rock with a bullet, the rock disappears, which is not very realistic. In this lesson, we will modify the Rock constructor to handle the splitting of rocks. We will also introduce different rock sizes. Let’s start by creating a fac...

On April 1st, Dylan Mulvaney uploaded an approximately sixty second video to Instagram celebrating the end of their 365 Days of Womanhood, a promo of Bud Lite featuring her likeness, and a nod to March Madness. Dylan as a creator was known for positive content that garnered over ten mil...