NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock nasa.gov/missions/mars-… via NASA

“In our deepest moments we say the most inadequate things. Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment. When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees.” Edna O’Brien RIP

My name is Oscar the Grouch and I live in a trash can. 🗑️

The Rum layered intrusion has been acknowledged in the 2nd list of 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites, announced recently during the 37th International Geological Congress in August 2024 in Busan (Republic of Korea): iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_si…

Why numbers are sometimes better than words. What people think you say when you say “little chance,” “probably not,” or “highly likely.”

We are saddened to hear the news about the passing of Prof Jack Zussman who only recently reached his 100th birthday. Prof. Zussman is best know for his contribution to Crystallography and as author of 'An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals'

Stillwater Critical Minerals Completes Property-Wide Geophysical Survey and Demonstrates Continuity of Mineralization Across 9.5 Kilometers in First-Ever 3D Geologic Model of the Lower Stillwater Igneous Complex in Montana, USA criticalminerals.com/news/2024/stil…

How a giant, ancient meteorite impact helped fledgling life on Earth | CNN cnn.com/2024/10/22/sci…

Coastal Grace V 36x24 acrylic on canvas

*Geology PhD alert!* I'm looking for a curious, enthusiastic student to work on critical metals in remobilized sulphides, at the University of British Columbia - Okanagan campus in Canada. Please apply by 1 Dec. More info here: tk.cawood.za.net/prospective-st…

The major problems that the geological mineral pyrrhotite is causing in the built environment world-wide, including Ireland, is front & center of the latest issue of Undark Magazine Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is great to see our Geography and Environmental Sciences research being highlighted here 👇 undark.org/latest-from-un…

#Kilauea's newest eruption samples contain olivine - a common green mineral in Hawaiian lavas. Olivine's geochemistry can help us understand how, when, and where magmas moved inside the volcano prior to eruption.

This is a new 12x12 inch painting I just finished today. I'm still thinking of a title for it... monicamorrillart.etsy.com

Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight

Anger, spit and sawdust: Ireland says farewell to three gritty heroes theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar…

Greenland might open a vast rare earth deposit to mining. Locals say it could destroy their way of life theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Rum sulfides…..:) academic.oup.com/petrology/adva…

🎉 Big congrats to Prof. Oliver Warr, named a 2025–2027 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar! 🌍 He’ll join the Earth 4D program to explore Earth’s subsurface and its impact on our planet and society. 👏 A well-deserved recognition!