July 3, 2018
Geologic Column: The raw and the cooked
Do you remember when we used to cook our veggies? It was before the French invented “La Nouvelle Cuisine” and had us eating everything raw like …
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July 2, 2018
Place-based education: Teaching geoscience in the context of location and culture
When geologist Kent Kirkby first joined the faculty in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Earth Sciences in 1994, he was assigned to …
July 2, 2018
Travels in Geology: From sea to sky in British Columbia
Last spring, while many Americans were migrating south in search of sunshine, our family headed north to rainy Vancouver, British Columbia, so …
July 2, 2018
Getting There And Getting Around Vancouver
“Most visitors to Vancouver and the surrounding area arrive via Vancouver International Airport (YVR) or by road, approaching the city from the …
June 21, 2018
Sea-level rise could cut off wastewater service to millions in U.S.
Scientists report in a recent study that with just 30 centimeters of sea-level rise, roughly 4 million people in the U.S. could lose access to …
June 12, 2018
Travels in Geology: Kilauea: Experiencing Pele's wrath through the eyes of a young geologist
This past summer, I lived a geologist’s dream: residing in a national park and getting up close and personal with Hawaii’s infamous Kilauea …
June 12, 2018
Getting There and Getting Around Hawaii
Many trips to Hawaii’s Big Island involve island-hopping. From the U.S. mainland, you’ll most likely fly through Honolulu on Oahu or Kahului on …
June 12, 2018
The Sleeping Giants
After you’ve gotten a taste of what Kilauea has to offer, consider taking the time to travel to the rest of the Big Island’s volcanoes. Mauna …
June 12, 2018
Travels in Geology: To the top of Europe: Jungfrau, Switzerland
Intrepid visitors can take at least two paths to the top of Europe: an excruciating and dangerous ascent up the north face of the Eiger to the …
June 12, 2018
Walking with Dinosaur Bones
If you need a dinosaur fix and you are visiting Zürich, take a half-day detour to the nearby Aathal Dinosaur Museum (www.sauriermuseum.ch). A …
June 12, 2018
Making Jurassic Tracks in the Jura
Just to the north of the Swiss Alps, the gently sloping, lower-elevation Jura Mountains — namesake of the Jurassic — sprawl across the …
June 12, 2018
Getting There And Getting Around Switzerland
Jungfrau and other peaks in the Bernese Alps are easily accessible by train or bus from Geneva or Zürich. The Swiss train system is excellent, …
June 12, 2018
Travels in Geology: Up to Michigan's U.P.
You have to be tough to be a Yooper. Between the epic lake-effect snow, ship-sinking storms and summertime swarms of black flies, Michigan’s …
June 12, 2018
Getting There And Getting Around Michigan
Part of the Upper Peninsula’s appeal is its inaccessibility. The U.P. boasts a few small airports with service from Detroit and Chicago, but they …
June 12, 2018
Travels in Geology: Clear water and cataclysm at Oregon's Crater Lake
Today, Crater Lake in southwestern Oregon is known for being one of the deepest, clearest lakes in the world. In 5,700 B.C., however, the scenery …
June 12, 2018
Getting There And Getting Around Oregon
To visit Crater Lake, fly into Portland, rent a car and take a five-hour ride down Interstate 5 and a couple of smaller highways to Crater Lake …
June 11, 2018
Travels in Geology: Lower Engadine Valley, Switzerland
Standing on the dark rocks beneath the small Swiss town of Scuol, you can look up into the surrounding chalk-white mountains and see the view …
June 11, 2018
Getting There And Getting Around Zürich
Most visitors to Scuol fly into Zürich, and either stay to check out the old yet modern cosmopolitan banking city or grab a train straight to the …
June 11, 2018
Travels in Geology: Volcanoes, beaches and rainforests: Terrain hopping in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is the happiest place on Earth, according to a 2009 survey by a London economic think tank. Credit the strong coffee and refreshing …
June 11, 2018
Getting There and Getting Around Costa Rica
Most people traveling to Costa Rica fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport, outside of the capital of San José. The small city of …
June 11, 2018
Travels in Geology: Floods, Fires and Bears in Montana's Bitterroot Valley
Everything is big in Big Sky country: big mountains, big rivers, big glaciers, big floods and big bears. Montana itself is such a big place that …
June 11, 2018
Getting There and Getting Around Montana
Montana, the 41st state, shares a border with Canada to the north, Idaho and Washington to the west, Wyoming to the south, and North and South …
June 7, 2018
Travels in Geology: Barbados: Ascending the sea-level staircase
Most people go to the Caribbean to escape — to relax on pristine beaches, enjoy fruity island drinks or perhaps swim with the dolphins. In …
June 7, 2018
Getting There and Getting Around Barbados
Visitors to Barbados arrive at the Grantley Adams International Airport, on the south coast about 13 kilometers east of Bridgetown. Although …