Archive - Geologica's newsletter

What the hell does a geologist do?

A guide to what makes a geologist unique

Feb 19, 2023 •

Pasquale Robustini

The earth shakes - whose fault is it?

Ramblings of a geologist after the Turkey/Syria earthquake of February 2023

Feb 9, 2023 •

Pasquale Robustini

July 2021

Geologica 2 - Moho's mojo

How the coolest Croatian geophysicist and meteorologist discovered the crust-mantle boundary

Jul 4, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

June 2021

Earthquakes are our friends

We usually think about disasters when we talk about earthquakes; but they carry important information from deep below our beloved planet...

Jun 26, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

May 2021

Geologica 1 - The Archdeacon of Calcutta and a Royal Astronomer in London suggested why mountains rise up high

The first episode of Geologica's journey to the discovery of the Earth: how the British topographic campaign in India led to the Isostasy Principle

May 21, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

April 2021

The Shape of the Earth

I can't believe there's people today who actually think the Earth is flat. But I'll tell you one thing: it's not a sphere; it's more like ...a pear...

Apr 17, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

The Power of Silicon

Most rock-forming minerals are silicates, silicon-based chemical compounds. Like carbon holds the secret of living things, silicon has the power to…

Apr 9, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

March 2021

The 2016 Central Italy Earthquake

A magnitude 6 earthquake wreaked havoc in Italy's central Apennines, in an area famous for typical pasta sauces...

Mar 5, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

February 2021

Not all earthquakes are created equal

Some countries cope better...

Feb 25, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

Earthquakes in Rome

Can the Eternal City be shaken?

Feb 16, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

An Earth's mantle made of uranium?

The search for an effective title misleads the readers of a post

Feb 1, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

January 2021

An old Italian tragedy that left a scar

My personal account of a destructive earthquake I witnessed when I was 16 and lived close enough to be affected

Jan 25, 2021 •

Pasquale Robustini

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