Tag: science-curious

Aerial image of a turqoise river with white water. Surrounding the river is cliffs with greenery. Text on top of the photo reads "Geoscience Today. The Niagara Gorge Geotrail."

The Niagara Gorge Geotrail

The beautiful Niagara Gorge is made up of steep walls that rise on either side of the Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls, extending to

A pirate ship sailing into the sunset with a black flag with a photo of the earth on it. Text over the photo read: "Geoscience Today. Pirates and Geoethical privateers."

Pirates and Geo-Ethical Privateers

By Paul Hubley, P.Geo. “True Fact – the lack of pirates is causing global warming” – Forbes (2012) When Forbes Magazine published this graph along

Pukaskwa National Park: a river flows away from the camera with some boulders on the right side. On either side cliffs go up from the river and there are trees on top of the cliffs. Text on the photo reads: "Geo Q & A: Victoria Stinson"

Q and A with Victoria Stinson, Inaugural Parks Canada Geologist-In-Residence

What is the Geologist-In-Residence Program? The Geologist-In-Residence Program provides an opportunity for the public to learn about the geological history of the natural landscapes in

The Pendulum, Familial Geoscience and Hobbits

By Paul J. Hubley, P.Geo. Part I – Introduction I write this from the floors of ancient seas, drinking connate groundwater filtered through Ordovician limestones

An aerial shot of two excavation sites in Hungry Hollow. On the top left of the photo a pit is labelled "Hungry Hollow South Pit." On the bottom right a pit is labelled "Hungry Hollow North Pit." On top of the photo text reads: "Geoscience Today. Bob ODonnell: Fossils at Hungry Hollow."

Bob O’Donnell: Fossils at Hungry Hollow

The fossils at Hungry Hollow in North Middlesex are mid-Devonian in age (between 393-382 million years), during a time known as the Age of Fishes.

GeoCareers: Kassandra Del Greco

When asked if I could write a little something about my career in geoscience, my gut response was, “I’m not sure I’m qualified to write

An aerial shot of Pingualuit crater filled with dark water. On top of the image text reads: "Geoscience Today. A Remarkable Pimple: Pingualuit Crater."

Excerpted from The Last Speaker of Bear by Lawrence Millman published by Trinity University Press. For more information, please visit tupress.org. Reprinted courtesy of Trinity University Press. A meteorite

Two photos side by side showing a man standing beside large amethyst geodes. Text in front of the photos reads "Geoscience Today: Visit to Ametisto so Sul, Brazil"

Visit to Ametista do Sul, Brazil

Brazil has long been famous for its tremendous amethyst deposits. I recently checked off a major bucket list item by visiting Ametista do Sul, which

A black and white photograph of a young woman in a striped shirt with glasses. She is standing in front of a desk and there is a map of Canada on the wall behind her. On top of the photo text reads: "Geoscience Histories. Moira Dunbar."

Geoscience Histories: Moira Dunbar

Musician, geographer, actress, and sea ice researcher: Moira Dunbar was a legendary scientist. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Moira emigrated to Canada when she was 29

Oasis in the Deep Sea: Hydrothermal Vents

The deep sea is so different from other ecosystems on Earth, it’s almost like another planet! In fact, the deep sea is so isolated and