Cultural impact of major volcanic eruptions: Before and after the telegraph

In the last thousand years, there have been several major volcanic eruptions with global climatic and human impacts. Only a few have been well documented at the time — often scientists and historians…

A true Renaissance Man, and the first geologist?

Leonardo da Vinci

To make a long story short: an introduction

Hello and welcome!

In some cases, being creepy may have its benefits

We live on the surface of Earth’s stiff crust, which is broken by faults. Many of the San Francisco Bay Area’s faults cut through to the Earth’s surface: offsetting fences, distorting building foundations, and ripping up roadways. Heck, the San…