“The planet isn’t going anywhere; we are!” – George Carlin
The Topical Paleolimnology arc concludes with a look at the most topical topic of our time. No, not the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change.
Climate change is an omnipresent …
“My eyes! The goggles do nothing!” – Radioactive Man
The Topical Paleolimnology arc continues with a look at a major environmental concern of the 20th century – acid rain. Although acid rain (along with lake acidification) has largely faded …
“Too deep we delved there, and woke the nameless fear.” – Glóin son of Gróin
Our series on Topical Paleolimnology continues with how the environmental impacts of mining (i.e. resource extraction) can be studied using lake sediments. Mining is the …
“The Rose Cyanobacteria is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms” – Angelus Silesius
Our Topical Paleolimnology Arc continues with a look at cyanobacterial blooms. Although we have referred to the relationship between algal blooms and eutrophication in …
“Birds of a feather flock (and poop) together” – Ancient Greek Proverb
The next episode in our series on Topical Paleolimnology looks at how paleolimnology can be used to track biovectors. We were fortunate to be joined by guest host …
“Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence” – Carl Sagan
Our next episode on Topical Paleolimnology examines the proposed new geological epoch in the history of the Earth – the Anthropocene (or “Age of Humans”). The definition of an epoch is complex, …