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Richard Fortey, #paleontologist and expert in #trilobites, passed away this spring. Read my #tribute to a great writer who influenced important choices in my #life.
www.gondwanatalks.com/l/richard-fo...

#geology #richardfortey #fossils #trilobite
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Projection of the partial eclipse of the sun on 29 march 2025 through vegetation. from Spain by Kathelijne Bonne.

Partial eclipse of the sun shrouded by clouds, seen from Belgium, by Jorne Deltour, 29 march 2025.

Partial eclipse of the sun shrouded by clouds, seen from Belgium, by Els Niemegeers, 29 march 2025.

Partial #eclipse of the sun on 29 March 2025. Seen from #Belgium it was shrouded by #clouds, which made the spectacle more haunting and #beautiful. Thx E. Niemegeers, J Deltour for the pics.
Check my post on the #totaleclipse of the #sun last year:
🖤 www.gondwanatalks.com/l/total-sola...
#totality

A few impressions from my time in #Fuerteventura. Most people go there for the beaches and all-in hotels, but I came to see the #soilscapes.
Go to GondwanaTalks to read the article on this wonderful, forgotten place.
www.gondwanatalks.com/l/fuertevent...
#soilscience #soil #soilrocks #suelo

Fuerteventura: soil, erosion, colors and flora. Despite being a windblown wasteland, Fuerteventura’s rust-colored soils give rise to remarkable life forms.

Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, has astonishing #soilscapes. This #island became a desert after centuries of erosion. Its volcanic colours range from ochre to red, black and mauve. Life clings to rocks, dew and skeletic soils. 🤎🩵🧡
#Fuerteventura #CanaryIslands #Canarias #soilscience

Happy birthday Jane Goodall! At 91 you are more active than most people. You remain an inspiration to all.
I'm happy to be a #volunteer for #JGIBelgium
Read my post on when I met Jane: www.gondwanatalks.com/l/meeting-ja...
#JaneGoodall #GoodDayAll

The animals we love and eat, ethical questions, and Jane Goodall. We feel more empathy for our pets, which have names, feelings and personalities, than for the animals we eat; even though once they all used to live together on family-run farms and were all treated t...

Read about Jane Goodall, animals and ethical questions on #8M International women's day. A few reflexions on why we eat and keep animals. #empathy #animals #meat #vegan #janegoodall
www.gondwanatalks.com/l/animals-we...

Happy Valentine! Signs of love are everywhere, if you look for them. #love #nature #savetheplanet #planet

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

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Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

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Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

Check my post on GondwanaTalks: www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

Check my post on GondwanaTalks: www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Women of geology: Mary Anning and her marine reptiles. Not nearly as famous as the women of chemistry, like Marie Curie, or of primatology, like Jane Goodall, are the ladies who lifted a tip of the veil of our planet's long natural history. In slabs of ro...

Read my post on Mary Anning:
www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...

Int'l Day of #women and girls in #science. Read about #MaryAnning the fossil hunter from #Dorset in #Britain. She was pivotal for #Darwin 's theories and in smashing dogmas.
▶️Link: www.gondwanatalks.com/l/women-of-g...
Image: ChatGPT, #ammonite probably not accurate. #lymeregis #palaeontology

#Santorini, read more about this #volcano and the other volcanoes in Europe, and which ones are the most menacing.
🌋🟧➡️ Link to post:
www.gondwanatalks.com/l/grand-tour...

Pic: Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels. #geology #eruption #greece #volcanology #volcanoes

Yes, lots of work indeed, but rewarding!

thanks for sharing!!

incredible!!
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Volcanoes of Europe: a grand tour. The lesser known volcanoes may well be the most dangerous.

I wrote on Santorini and the volcanoes of #Greece in my post on the volcanoes of Europe, check it out here: www.gondwanatalks.com/l/grand-tour...

Gondwanatalks is a blog on nature, earth, life and climate. Learn about our planet, its past, and beyond, explained in plain language.

Congrats! Read some quality stuff on geology, nature and life on my blog GondwanaTalks. Lot's of work but love writing and sharing! www.gondwanatalks.com/en/

Sand, cement and concrete: geology of the building blocks of construction :: Gondwanatalks Sand is everywhere. Deserts and beaches are full of it. But next to water, sand and gravel are amongst of the most exploited natural resources. Along with cement, they are indispensable for making con...

Love it too, the ripples. Check out my post on sand and its uses. www.gondwanatalks.com/l/sand-cemen...

Wonderful!
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Volcanoes of Europe: a grand tour. The lesser known volcanoes may well be the most dangerous.

With #Santorini and #CampiFlegrei being restless, have a read of my article on the #volcanoes of #Europe. Which are our #supervolcanoes? How likely is an #eruption?
🔥🟨 #Naples #Greecevolcanoes #thera #vesuvius

www.gondwanatalks.com/l/grand-tour...

Did lightning provide phoshorus to ancient life? The role of lightning during the emergence of life has consequences for extraterrestrial life hypotheses

Elements necessary for #life, like phosphorous, how did they form on Earth? Most #phosphorous in rock won't work, it must be bio-available P. All crucial questions to decipher the origin of life.
#originoflife #abiology #earth #geology #earthscience #gondwanatalks #lightning #earlyearth #biology

Chernozems of Ukraine: when bombs hit the soil. On the impact of war on the most fertile soils in the world.

Will #war ever stop? The human toll is horrendous, but there is also massive damage to natural resources such as #soil. In this post on #Ukraine, read how the fertile #chernozem soils are affected, and how they fight back!
Link to post ▶️ www.gondwanatalks.com/l/chernozems...
🟦 #soilscience #humus

Good article.
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Campi Flegrei volcano: Europe's Yellowstone? Europe's most dangerous volcano is not the Etna or Vesuvius. It is the Campi Flegrei (Phlaegrean Fields), near Naples. One giant eruption may have given a final blow to waning Neanderthal populations.

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Campi Flegrei volcano: Europe's Yellowstone? Europe's most dangerous volcano is not the Etna or Vesuvius. It is the Campi Flegrei (Phlaegrean Fields), near Naples. One giant eruption may have given a final blow to waning Neanderthal populations.

www.gondwanatalks.com/l/en-campi-f...