geology

Geoscience Wonders: My Favourite Natural History Museums in Europe

Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou February 19, 2025

A collage of pictures from the proposed Natural History Museums in Europe. (featured image created by Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou, a few photos were provided by Marco Possenti).

Have you ever wondered how to combine adventure with a deep dive into the secrets of our planet’s ancient past? Well, in this week’s blog, we are on a mission to take you on a journey to some of my favourite Natural History Museums around Europe. And who knows, maybe these museums might find a special place on your next travel bucket list! Travelling makes us wiser and richer! Getting the opportun ...[Read More]

Going Around Mars

Rajani Shrestha February 5, 2025

The National Geographic Map of Mars. (Image Credit: National Geographic Society, MOLA Science Team, MSS, JPL, NASA.)

One of our closest neighbors in the universe, the red planet, has long intrigued geoscientists. Mars has been the destination for multiple spacecraft missions. Two rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance, are still exploring the planet as of 2025. This week, let us go on a short tour around Mars and show a little love to this fascinating planet. We will start our tour by looking at the global topograph ...[Read More]

Creativity and geology

Phoebe Sleath and edited by Adélaïde Allemand September 18, 2024

The first ever outdoor painting on PhD fieldwork! St Brides Haven, Pembrokeshire.

Phoebe Sleath, a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen, guides us through the intersection of art and geology. She shares how she got into watercolour field sketching, how it became a valuable companion during her PhD journey, and how it serves as a powerful tool for communicating science Why do you like doing geoscience? Throughout my undergrad degree, I would have said: because I like mounta ...[Read More]

Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya

Tshering Lama Sherpa and edited by Rajani Shrestha March 20, 2024

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]