Rebecca Williams

volcanologist.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:17

Cue a demonstration of all the places he gets an itch, & how hard that would be for a T-Rex. He then experimented with rolling pig-in-dirt style & rubbing bear-against-a-tree style. All the while I'm trying not to laugh and get too engrossed in a thought experiment and instead get him to sleep. 😴

Rebecca Williams

volcanologist.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:17

Just as I'm setting the GroClock and turning out the lights, my 6 year old suddenly sits bolt upright and with a look of deadly serious asks... "Mummy. What does a T-Rex do when they get an itch? They have such short arms!" 🦖😂

EarthScope Consortium

earthscope.org

15 October 2026 21:32

The PI of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the South Pole in Antarctica, has won a Nobel Prize for detecting elusive cosmic particles. 👏 Did you know IceCube also helped expand the Global Seismographic Network? Read all about it here ➡️ https://loom.ly/hj5qWYc

Caltech Seismological Laboratory

caltechseismo.bsky.social

15 October 2026 21:31

This week, Caltech’s Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS) is celebrating 100 years as a division at #Caltech! The Seismo Lab is proud to be a part of GPS and its long history of research and discovery.

Dr. Wendy Bohon

drwendyrocks.bsky.social

10 October 2026 10:41

This earthquake in Panama is the 12th earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater this year. Is this an unusual number of large quakes? No. This graph shows M7+ earthquakes over the last 30 years. This year is very average.