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Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya

and March 20, 2024
Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya
Tshering Lama Sherpa (author) and Dr. Pete DeCelles (University of Arizona), mapping and contemplating Himalayan geology at Kala Patthar, with Pumori (7161m) in the background. (Credit: Author)

“The mountains are calling.” This week, we are embarking on an adventure to the highest mountain in the world – Sagarmatha (also known as Mt. Everest). We will join Tshering Lama Sherpa, from the University of Arizona, as she unveils the exciting world of geological fieldwork amidst the majestic Himalayas in her post.  In October of 2023, I set out on my fourth geological fieldwo ...[Read More]

The enigmatic tectonics of the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau

, and December 20, 2023
The enigmatic tectonics of the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau
Illustration by Emily Hinshaw and Constanza Rodriguez Piceda (based on Gómez García et al., 2021)

As we approach the Christmas break and the end of the year, what resonates with the concept of ‘holidays’ more than the Caribbean? In this week post, Angela Gomez-Garcia, postdoc at the Geoscience Institute of Barcelona, and Eline Le Breton, professor at Freie Universität Berlin, take us on a geodynamic journey through the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau and its enigmatic connection with the Galáp ...[Read More]

Back-arc systems: arguably the most influential tectonic feature in the oceanic domain

and November 2, 2022
Back-arc systems: arguably the most influential tectonic feature in the oceanic domain

Dr. Anouk Beniest, an Assistant Professor in Tectonics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdamat, is an interdisciplinary earth scientist, bringing together geology, geophysics and geodynamics to help us understand complex geological problems. Her research revolves predominantly around plate tectonics, with a focus on extensional systems and she has kindly put together this blog post to convince you t ...[Read More]