Changing the way you look at the world
The black stuff at the top of this picture is oil sand, and it is sitting on a white limestone deposit visible at the bottom. These sands, which contain an enormous quantity of oil by world standards, are found in … Continued
For a panoramic view of the Glass House Mountains, north of Brisbane, the lookout on the escarpment of the Beerburrum State Forest is hard to beat. Quality interpretive signs by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services tell tourists what they … Continued
A geologist friend of mine told me recently that he is distantly related to James Hutton. That’s something of which a geologist would be proud since Hutton is widely considered the father of modern geology. Hutton’s big contribution was a … Continued
This is the spectacular view from Sublime Point looking south toward Wollongong. The escarpment to the right rises 400 metres above the Pacific Ocean to a plateau. The steep vertical cliffs at the top of the escarpment are in Hawkesbury … Continued
When we visited the Blowhole at Kiama, south of Sydney in New South Wales, the huge waves were making it erupt with a “whoomp”. People would stand for ages watching the action. It was fun seeing some little kids (and … Continued
Breaking news reports: Explorers have discovered Noah’s Ark high on Mt Ararat in Turkey. A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers said Monday they believe they may have found Noah’s Ark — four thousand metres up a mountain in … Continued
BBC reports, 20 February 2010, the President of the US National Academy of Sciences saying that the recent controversies surrounding climate research have damaged the image of science as a whole. “There is some evidence that the distrust has spread,” … Continued