Magnetic north just changed. Here’s what that means Posted on February 05, 2019 by quaezar In News Magnetic north has never sat still. In the last hundred years or so, the direction in which our compasses steadfastly point has lumbered ever northward, driven by Earth’s churning liquid […]Read more Magnetic north just changed. Here’s what that means
Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492 Posted on January 31, 2019 by quaezar In News Human impacts prior to the Industrial Revolution are not well constrained. We investigate whether the decline in global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late 1500s and early 1600s […]Read more Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492
The Evolution of the Alphabet Posted on January 28, 2019 by quaezar In News Matt Baker of Useful Charts has designed a wonderful high resolution wall chart (larger) that explains the how each letter of the alphabet developed over various periods within thousands of […]Read more The Evolution of the Alphabet
Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why?! Posted on January 12, 2019 by quaezar In News Something strange is going on at the top of the world. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been skittering away from Canada and towards Siberia, driven by liquid iron sloshing within […]Read more Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why?!