Pangaea Theory

October 16, 2021 This article is from my hand written notes from the late 1990s, they clearly demonstrate that I had a lot to learn! To understand the process of formation of continents, let us understand a few geographical terms: Continent: The landmasses that constitute nearly 30% of Earth; the seven continents or landmasses are […]

Gaia Overwhelmed and on Her Knees

January 16, 2021 Some mass extinctions unfold like a sloppy murder, leaving clear fingerprints for the keen investigator to uncover. (Asteroids are no masters of subtlety.) The Late Ordovician mass extinction, the oldest of all and the second most lethal, is not one of them. Though there is a standard explanation for this granddaddy of […]