A plastic bag floating in the water near a coral reef in Kikaijima, southern Japan. The grey specks are pumice stones from an undersea volcanic eruption that happened in 2021. This summer marks the fourth time I have gone to the Kikai Institute for Coral Reef Sciences. Kikaijima is a small island located in southern … Continue reading Microplastics at the Kikai College Summer Science Camp
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Signs of a Mississippian Glaciation
One of the great joys of having a highly cited paper is that I usually get one or two notifications every week of new studies that cite it from Google Scholar. This notifies me of papers that use my work that sometimes fall well outside of my usual radar. It is very interesting to discover … Continue reading Signs of a Mississippian Glaciation
Primer: Ice on the Earth’s surface
I started this blog to be able to share what I do with the world, in a way that is hopefully accessible to everyone! First though, I should introduce the subjects that I am interested in. The first topic I am tackling is "ice on the Earth's surface". Reading the reactions to news stories of … Continue reading Primer: Ice on the Earth’s surface
Raised Beaches 
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