When I was teaching with the course of Geology I in Pisa, I used to tell students: “the best way to learn how to recognize… Read More »Walking on a carpet of HUGE calcite crystals (Moriglion di Penna, Lucca, Italy)
The glacier of Neves, located on the Italian side of the Eastern Alps at the border with Austria, close to the Neves Lake (Neves-Stausee), is… Read More »When two different magmas meet (Neves, Sud Tirol)
In Tuscany, south of the city of Livorno, the panorama changes from boring (well, for us geologists for sure) plains with houses and towns to… Read More »The deep sea sandstones of Cala del Leone (Quercianella, Italy)
Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto is the shrine dedicated to the spirit of the Fox (Inari). Inari is also the kami of fertility, agriculture, and industry, as… Read More »A geological walk around Kyoto: the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine steps
Sun, sea, exquisite food, and beautiful panorama are likely the first things that come to mind when visiting Manarola, in the scenic Cinque Terre National… Read More »The geology of Manarola (Cinque Terre, Italy)
Girona is a lovely fortified medieval town in Catalonia, in the northeastern part of Spain. The city was built at the confluence of four rivers… Read More »Urban geology: the nummulite fossils of the stone walls of Girona
Introducing the Beyond Geology series No man is an island… and not even scientific branches. We like to classify science as closed boxes, “geology”, “natural… Read More »The Cholla Cactus Garden (Joshua Tree NP, California) – a garden in the desert
Joshua Tree is one of the most magnificent places where I have ever been. The desert landscape of southern California gifts us with many breath-taking… Read More »We have contact! When magma meets rock (Joshua Tree NP, California)
The small town of Castiglioncello is one of many seaside localities in Tuscany that are popular for bathers in the summertime. The prominent cliffs, battered… Read More »The ancient ocean hidden on the shores of Castiglioncello, Italy
The Geology is the way page started more than a decade ago, on the 7th of January, 2012, when I was a little more than a geology… Read More »The birth of ‘Geology is the way’
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