We trekked up to the mountains today — hit construction traffic so it took twice as long as usual, about an hour and a half. After a picnic lunch, we meandered the riverbank checking out rocks. We used to come here all the time but iirc it’s been a couple years. Unfortunately, the air was […]| Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
Lithium, often called the “white gold” of the energy transition, is a lightweight, silvery-white metal essential for the modern world. It powers rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, and renewable energy storage systems. As global demand for clean energy grows, lithium has become one of the most strategically important elements of the 21st century.| Geology In
Rocks that look amazingly like coral were recently found on Mars.| Moss and Fog
Industrial Waste Is Becoming Rock in Just Decades, Scientists Find Scientists have identified a novel rock type that has formed not over mil...| Geology In
To the naked eye, the Moon appears gray with striking light and dark patches, yet its simple appearance hides a complex geological reality. A differentiated rocky body, the Moon consists of a small iron-rich core, a silicate mantle, an anorthositic crust, and a regolith surface layer, with trace water ice in polar shadowed craters.| Geology In
My preschooler is awed by many things, some of them more generally relatable than others. A spider in the sliding-door track. Mist coming through the woods. Irish butter. And rocks. For a long while now, her favorite miracles have been rocks.| The Last Word On Nothing
Blog for CCASM, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing educational experiences and opportunities for archaeology in Charles County, MD.| ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
UNTITLED PROJECT: MOUNTAIN/ROCK SHOP, Oil paint on carved wood, 2019 >> Untitled Project: Mountain/Rock Shop is an investigation of a particular place through objects and images — in particular, hand-carved and painted rocks based on real rocks collected in and around Sun Valley, Idaho during the summer 2019. All of these rocks have been constructed as contemplative objects—specific things that are slowly seen and/or held in order to help one connect to a knowledge of another thing. Al...| >> Conrad Bakker / Untitled Projects