What was the weather like millions of years ago? What did
dinosaurs eat for breakfast? How did people on Easter Island
build those statues? Answer: Ask a rock. Rocks are some of the
most basic features of any landscape. They can be found in
cities, deserts, forests, and they can be sculpted, rough, shiny
or drab. Most of our natural�resources�are pulled from rocks,
from the petroleum in our gas tank to the mica flakes in our
toothpaste (it’s those little sparkly bits). They also hold vast
amounts of information. They can tell us in what direction
glaciers flowed, or what comprised the trade patterns and
societal structures of past civilizations. Rocks from outer
space can tell us about the very essence of the universe. Got a
question about the natural world past or present? It’s a pretty
safe bet that the rocks around you know at the very least a part
of the puzzle. Sometimes the most mundane things in the world
around us can hold the most fascinating information. This blog
will focus on cool tidbits in earth