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Rainbows and Butterflies (and Volcanoes)

January 14, 2014by alanyshapiro 4 Comments

All ‘blue lava’ photographs copyright Olivier Grunewald. *** It’s a well-known fact in the sci-fi community that aliens often have weird-coloured blood. On Earth, however, blood is generally accepted to […]

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Geology, Travel

The Yellowstone Supervolcano: A Disaster in the Making?

November 30, 2013by alanyshapiro 9 Comments

Dawn comes, and the night gives way to a ghostly grey gloom. The rays of the morning sun just barely break through the thick haze of smoke and ash that […]

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Geology, Natural Disasters

The Birth of an Island

November 23, 2013by alanyshapiro Leave a comment

It’s not very often that the world gets to witness the birth of a new island. That said, since the start of this blog less than two months ago, I’ve […]

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Science News

How to Become a Fossil

November 11, 2013by alanyshapiro 4 Comments

Eventually, I will die. Maybe I’ll be buried, maybe cremated, but over time my body will decompose and return to the earth. I say this, of course, with glee, since […]

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Fun Science

Green Sand, Red Lava

November 6, 2013by alanyshapiro 4 Comments

As a general rule, I’ll take the mountains over a beach any day. That said, I’ve seen my share of sand: tan, grey, white, and even black. Green sand, however, […]

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Geology, Travel

Even Art Can Be Science

October 9, 2013by alanyshapiro 5 Comments

Munch’s The Scream. Whether you’re an art connoisseur or you tried finger painting that one time at a preschool birthday party, you’ve seen it before. The painting depicts a screaming figure against […]

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Art and Science

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