GeoLog

Science is not immune to fraud: How a Microbiologist-turned-Integrity Consultant spots scientific misconduct

Gillian D'Souza July 20, 2022

Credit: Bertram Schmidt (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Elisabeth Bik is as brave as they come. She has been threatened personally and professionally by people she’s never met, only because she dares to critique some of the most widely read and published scientific papers in the world. The Dutch microbiologist discovered her unique skill of spotting – manually, with her naked eye – plagiarized text and fabricated images that otherwise go unnoticed in p ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns

Angel Ling July 18, 2022

Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns. Credit: Angel Ling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The picture shows the world’s rarest hexagonal rhyolitic volcanic rock columns on the northern island of the Ninepin Group in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. These rocks columns are believed to form about 140 million years ago after a major volcanic eruption near Sai Kung. When the volcanic ash and lava slowly cooled down, joints and cracks started to develop on the surface and then extended ...[Read More]

Spring, Summer, Winter…Haze?

Hazel Gibson July 15, 2022

Image credit: Firdaus Latif

Around the world, societies have many different ways to define the seasons, but for most people a season is identified by a set of culturally specified events, such as the arrival of migratory birds, certain anticipated weather patterns, or a range of expected temperatures. Over recent years many studies have examined the various ways that anthropogenic climate change has affected the way that our ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India

Fulmati Ram July 11, 2022

Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India. Credit: Fulmati Ram (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Rann of Kachchh is a saline marshland located in the western part of India. This climatically arid, salt-covered mudflat was once home to one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization in India. The UNESCO world heritage archaeological site of Dholavira is now located in the heart of the salt desert. Photo by Fulmati Ram, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the E ...[Read More]