Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Geosonnet 35

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The bluestone of which Melbourne is constructed Is fresh basalt, from NVP derived And yet no ocean slab is here subducted No spre...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Geosonnet 34

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Our bodies' carbon, oxygen derives From hearts of stars, extinguished into dust Life resurrects these molecules, and strives ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Geosonnet 33

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The swiftest planet, closest to the sun Is roasted in the star's infernal gaze. In polar craters, dawn has n'er begun Ete...
Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Geosonnet 32

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Southwest from where Doc Livingstone was found The grand conglomerate caps old black shales. The rhenium, in micro-pyrite bound, Can...
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Geosonnet 31

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Gyrations of a topsy-turvy world Could spur migration of the cryosphere No snowball Earth, just poles and tropics whorled The data which ...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Hard rock men and soft rock girls

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Readers with short attention spans who waste too much time on social media may have noticed that Brian Romans has been complaining over on...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

A one-way ticket to an unsuspecting Kepler 452b?

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There has been a bit in the science press about the newly discovered exoplanet, Kepler 452b. This related to the observation that it is in ...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Geosonnet 30

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The periodic dinner tables host A smorgasbord of elemental food. Without the nutrient that’s needed most, The spread of life’s substa...