January 17, 2019
Easter Island inhabitants drank brackish water to survive
The remote Chilean island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its 961 giant stone statues and monuments, erected between 1200 …
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January 11, 2019
Travels in Geology: Mid-ocean volcanic excursion: The calderas and caldeiras of the Azores
In the middle of the Atlantic, 1,600 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, lie the Azores, an archipelago comprising nine remote islands, each …
July 3, 2018
Island-dwelling mammal had small brain, keen senses
A host of fossils has been discovered near the Romanian town of Haţeg, including 15 species of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs — some of them dwarf …
March 1, 2018
Travels in Geology: Corsica: A fusion of cultures on the Mediterranean's most mountainous isle
Last summer, after trekking for a month with my son across the cool and rainy Alps, I found myself craving warm sunshine and long, sandy beaches. …
October 26, 2017
Getting there and getting around Scotland's Southwestern Islands
Ferry service to Arran and Islay is the primary way to access the islands from the Scottish mainland. Caledonian MacBrayne (“CalMac”) offers a …
October 26, 2017
Travels in Geology: The diverse geology, landscapes and whiskys of Scotland's Southwestern Islands
Arran and Islay are two large islands of southwestern Scotland that showcase a suite of interesting rocks and landscapes, and Scotland’s …
March 23, 2017
Travels in Geology: Easter Island's enduring enigmas
Few destinations are as steeped in mystique as Easter Island. Located in the southeastern Pacific nearly 3,700 kilometers west of Chile, and more …
February 9, 2017
Early Pacific seafarers set sail in El Niño years
Even with modern airplanes and ships, the far-flung islands of Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii, Micronesia and Fiji are difficult to reach. Thousands of …
March 16, 2016
Travels in Geology: Gotland getaway: Sweden's 'tropical' escape in the Baltic
White sand beaches and thatched-roof houses probably are not part of most people’s conception of Sweden, yet they are characteristic of this …
August 6, 2015
Fate of atolls not necessarily tied to sea-level rise
The western Pacific Ocean is home to many atolls: rings of low-lying islands built from calcite sands and the erosional remnants of coral reefs. …
January 5, 2012
Maldives' residents looking for a new patch of land
Blogging on EARTH The highest land point in the Maldives, a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean, is only about 2.4 meters above sea level. …