Max is a PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on dendrochronology and paleoclimatology. He and his colleagues recently published a paper in Geology that can be found here. You can read more about his research here. Some 12,000 years ago, the Emerald Isle was […]
In an act to establish dominance among the island giants, Benandonner challenged Fionn mac Cumhaill to battle. So determined was Benandonner to beat Fionn he built a massive stone causeway from Staffa to Ulster. Fionn knew that Benandonner was mightier than he so he conspired with his wife Oonagh to trick Benandonner. Oonagh dressed Fionn as a […]
The last stand of the Neptunists – by Siim Sepp Portrush is a nice little seaside town in Antrim, Northern Ireland which I visited in the early summer of 2012. Portrush is located on top of a dolerite (diabase) sill which forms a promontory and continues off shore in the chain of islands, the […]
