The Geoblogosphere – A categorized list of Geoblogs
Note: This list is not updated anymore. Here is a more complete list…
The following list of 175 geoblogs is certainly not complete. If you find a new blog or possible mistakes in the list, please post a comment. Further, if you speak Spanish and you would like to get the hero of the geoblogosphere, please extend the list with more Spanish geoblogs…
General
- About Geology by Andrew Alden – diverse geoscientific news and information
- Earth Learning Idea – every week a new geodidactic idea
- The Accretionary Wedge – Blog collecting the results of geoblog carnivals
- Eat.Sleep.Geology – bits of geo-news, information on opportunities in local geological societies, and discussions on earth-related topics
- EffJot by Florian Jenn (partly in German)
- geoberg.de-Blog by Lutz Geißler – News and more about geosciences, especially economic geology (in German)
- The GeoChristian by Kevin Nelstead – Blog about geosciences from a view of a Christian
- geolismus.de by Lutz Geißler and guest authors – Blog about public relations and education in geosciences and mining (in German)
- Geological Musing in the Taconic Mountains by John van Hoesen – diverse topics from field works to history of geology
- Geology Happens – experiences and results of the authors field work
- Geology News by Dave Schumaker – geoscientific news
- Geology News by Hobart King – geoscientific news
- Geosciblog – Blog of a geologist from Atlanta (USA) about geology, climatology and environmetal science
- Geotripper – geology of the Western USA
- Globosphere – Blog about different geo-topics, mainly climate and geoecology (in French)
- goodSchist – posts from geology to astronomy (inclusive the “podClast”)
- Gunnars Geo-Blog – links to geoscientific papers and news (in German)
- Highly Allochthonous by Chris Rowan – Blog with various geotopics and a liability to tectonics
- International Polar Year Blogs – a comprehensive collection og blogs written by polar researchers (at least in 2008)
- The Limonit Blog by Johannes Lockmann – diverse geoscientific topics
- The Lost Geologist – geological life and research of a German geology student
- Lounge of the Lab Lemming – Blog of a geochemist and field geologist
- Mountain Cat Geology – several geology students blog about their thoughts on geosciences and academic life
- The Musings of a Life-Long Scholar – Blog of a long-life geostudent
- Nig-eosyncline – a Nigerian geoscientist writes about various geo-topics, often with sedimentary geological background
- NOVA Geoblog by Callan Bentley – diverse geoscientific topics, especially about education
- Olelog by Ole Nielson from Denmark – from tectonics to volcanism, climate change, mineralogy and more
- roads of stone – scientific and non-scientific thoughts and comments by a British geologist
- Ron Schott’s Geology Home Companion Blog by Ron Schott – Blog about GigaPan (among other topics)
- Sedimentary Soliloquy – general geology, in part historical geology
- Terra incognita – diverse geo-topics (in Swedish)
(Palaeo-) Climatology
- James’ Empty Blog by James Annan – Blog about climate research, prediction and policy
- Real Climate – Blog about climate science from climate scientists
Geoecology
- GeoEcology by geologist Tom Bain – topics between geology and biodiversity
Geo-Hazards / Geoengineering
- Dave’s Landslide Blog by David Petley – landslide news and research
- Geomorphic Hazards by Dawn and Dave Nicholson – news and links about geo-hazards
- GeoPrac.net – Blog about geoengineering and related topics
- Landslides under Microscope – a landslide researcher reports abount his scientific work and related landslide topics
- Strike Slip – news about extreme geo-cataclysms
- The Great Southern California ShakeOut – official blog of the Shake Out “event”
Geo-Information (GIS etc.)
- The Geo Factor by Ron Exler – Blog about GIS, GPS etc.
- Geologic Frothings – blog about geoscientific data-processing with focus on GPS and GIS
- GPS & Geotagging by Sebastian Hofer – news from the GPS world (German)
- MiGeo – Blog from Peru about web-based geoscientific applications (in Spanish)
- Open Topopgraphy Blog – information and discussion related to high resolution LiDAR topography for the earth sciences
Geomorphology
- Arctic and Alpine by Dawn and Dave Nicholson – news, discussions and links about geomorphology in cold climates
- Riparian Rap – Blog of the Little River Research & Design company about geomorphology and related topics
- Adventures in the world of geology - a graduate student of geophysics reports about her adventures in the field and during her research work
- A Long Way To Go – a geophysics student reports about his student life, scientific questions and, in general, about his way to become a geophysicist
- Dongeng Geologi – Blog about recent seismic activity (in Indonesian?)
- Green Gabbro by Maria Brumm – diverse geophysical and general geoscientific topics
- Harmonic Tremors – articles about seismic and seismology
- Hypo-theses by Dr. Ian G Stimpso – blog of a British seismologist, geophysicist and structural geologist about earth quakes and more
- Industry Seismology and Stuff by Walter Kessinger – links to news about mostly oil-related geophysical topics (“the longest-runnig geoblog out there“)
- Seismo Blog by the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory – information about the geophysics of earth quakes
- Shaking Earth – Blog of the Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismograph Network
- Sismordia by Alessa Maggi and others – seismology in the Antarctic
Hydrogeology / Hydrology
- Ordinary High Water Mark – experiences from water research
- Pools and Riffles – hdyrology of Nevada and other regions
Palaeontology
- Alberta Vertebrate Palaeontological Association-Blog – vertebrate palaeontology of Alberta
- Acient Shore by Graham Young – Blog of the geoscientific curator of the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg about fossils and geology of ancient shores
- Ask Dr. Vector by Matt Wedel – palaeontology and biology of mainly flying animals
- Bio/Rocks by Sarah Werning – vertebrate palaeontology and biology
- Caribbean Paleobiology by J. Velez-Juarbe – Blog about Caribbean vertebrates of the Tertiary
- Chinleana – discussions about Late Triassic palaeontology
- Coherent Lighthouse – mainly a dinosaurs-blog
- Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings by Dave Hone – palaeontology of dinosaurs
- Diagenesis by Jesse Carlucci – Blog with posts on topics at the intersection of geology, biology and palaeontology
- Dinochick by Rebecca Foster – palaeontology and other stuff
- Dino Frey’s Weblog by Dr. Eberhard Frey from Germany – Blog about dinosaurs (especially Pterosaurs)
- Dinosaur Home – blog-community about dinosaurs
- Dinosaur Tracking – blog of Smithsonian Magazins about dinosaurs (“where paleontology meets pop culture”)
- Dots in Deep Time – blog of a palaeontologically interested Finn
- Dracovenator by Adam Yates – mainly articles about dinosaurs
- Echinoblog by Christopher L. Mah – echinoderms and collection work
- Ediacarian by Chris Nedin – articles about Early Precambrian palaeontology, palaeoecology and taphonomy
- The Ethical Palaeontologist – some palaeontological articles
- eTrilobite – Blog about trilobites, partly with funny trilo comics
- Geologia online – mainly palaeontological posts (in Italian)
- The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Big Lie by Sherry Konkus – articles about the controversial creationism and the role of dinosaurs
- The Hairy Museum of Natural History by Matt Celeskey – blog about vertebrates, especially dinosaurs
- Investigación GeoPaleoBiológica en Somosaguas – as the title says: blog about geological and palaeobiological research in Somosaguas in Spain (in Spanish)
- Kreidefossilien by M. Fengler – articles about the Saxonian and Bohemian Cretaceous (in German)
- Laelaps by Brian Switek – Blog about evolution
- The Life of Madygen by Michael Buchwitz – research and general information about the fossil deposit Madygen in Kyrgyzs
- The Loom by Carl Zimmer – Blog about life, past and future
- Más Allá de Somosaguas – Blog about palaeobiological research in Somosaguas in Spain (in Spanish)
- Nimravid – blog about palaeontology and evolution
- Nölogic – blog of an ichnology-interested palaeontologist from Freiberg (Saxony, Germany) about his field and research work
- The Open Source Paleontologist – Blog about open source software for Geoscientists
- Palaeoblog by Michael J. Ryan – diverse palaeontological topics
- Palaeoentomology & Insect Evolution by Sam W. Heads – articles about the topics written in the blog title
- Paleo Errata – Blog about vertebrate paleontology, litho- and biostratigraphy
- Paleozapping – collected palaeo-news from internet resources (in Spanish)
- Panda’s Thumb – Blog about evolution and creationists
- Prerogative of Harlots – blog about palaeontological museums and their collections
- Sarah at KU by Sarah Spears from Kansas, USA – a palaeontology graduate student reflects on her new knowledge gained in her classes
- Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week by Darren Naish, Matt Wedel and Mike Taylor – every week a new picture and additional articles about sauropods
- Self-designed Student – blog of a student who wants to became a palaeontologist
- The Dragon’s Tales by Will Baird – mainly articles about dinosaurs and their extinction
- The World We Don’t Live In – Blog about vertebrate palaeontology
- The Theatrical Tanystropheus by Mark Mancini – palaeontology for non-experts
- Tierra de Dinosaurios – blog about dinosaurs and the sediments they are found (in Spanish)
- Triloblog – Blog about trilobites
- When Pigs Fly returns by Zachary Miller – diverse palaeo topics, mostly with relation to arts
- Why I hate Theropods – Blog about Mesozoic reptiles and evolution
Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic Geology
- AAPG GEO-DC Blog by Dave Curtiss – blog of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists about energy geosciences and policy
- Antimonite – palaeontological and archaeological articles
- Crystallizations – Blog of a graduate student from the Western USA about her research on magma mixing and crystal size distribution
- GeoCosas from Chile – Blog with focus on metallogeny and tectonics (in Spanish)
- Looking for Detachement by Silver Fox – articles about field work and exploration
- Mineraland Chile – Blog about Chilean minerals with many photographs (in Spanish)
- Naturstein News – daily updated blog of the journal “Naturstein” about news in the dimensional stone industry (in German)
- Rocks & Minerals – a kind of encyclopedia about rocks and minerals
- Stories in Stone by David B. Williams – Blog about building stones and their importance and influence on culture
Quarternary Geology
- Cryology and Co. – geology of ice
- En Morrenas – Blog about geodynamics, climate, glaciers and their relicts (in Spanish)
Regional and Local Geology
- Arizona Geology by Allison – diverse geo-topics about Arizona and neighbouring states
- Oakland Geology by Andrew Alden – geological outcrops in Oakland
- proreg news by Michael Hahl – articles about the geology of the German Odenwald (in German)
Sedimentology
- Active Margin by Jim Repka – sedimentology and geoscientific education
- Carbonate Sedimentology – Blog of a Chinese geoscientist about carbonates, their sedimentation and diagenesis
- Clastic Detritus by B. W. Romans – blog with comprehensive articles
- The Dynamic Earth – Blog with mainly sedimentological topics
- Hindered Settling by Zoltán Sylvester – comprehensive geo-articles
- In Terra Veritas – Blog of a sedimentologist about the geo-world
- Ramblings of a Geologist by Katherine Allen – Blog about the sediments of Lake Erie and climate change
- Reporting on a Revolution by Suvrat Kher – climate change, evolution and more
- Ripples in Sand – Blog by a graduate student from the Rocky Mountains
- Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology by Paul Wilson – comprehensive geoscientific articles
- Stratamodel Blog by Tom Bell – Blog about the field work of the Stratamodel Inc.
- Stratigraphy.net Internals by Jens Klump and Robert Huber – official blog of stratigraphy.net about various aspects of stratigraphy
- Ten Million Years of Solitude – sedimentological, Quarternary geological and climate-related topics
- Through The Sandglass by Michael Welland – posts about the geology of sand
- Wyomingpaleo’s Sedline News by Dave M. Lovelace – Blog about vertebrates (mainly dinosaurs) and their sedimentary environment in Wyoming (USA)
Structural Geology/Tectonics
- Al my faults are stress related by Kim Hannula – articles about geoscientific education and climate (besides structural geology)
- Apparent Dip – useful articles about geo- and thermochronology
- Arrowsmith Blog by Ramon Arrowsmith – articles about research in active tectonic environments
- Chuck Bailey’s Blog – structural geologist and professor Chuck Bailey reports mainly about his work with geostudents in the classroom and the field
Vulcanology
- ECRIS & CEVP – comprehensive articles about the European Cenozoic Rift System (ECRIS) and the Central European Volcanic Provence (CEVP) (in German)
- Eruptions by Dr. Erik W. Klemetti – Blog about active volcanos worldwide
- Florian Beckers Vulkanblog – Florian writes about his experiences in traveling to volcanoes worldwide (in German)
- Magma Cum Laude – blog about volcanos and their molten and solidified products
- Marcs Vulkanfilm-Blog by geologist Marc Szeglat – Marc writes about his experiences in shooting films about volcanoes (in German)
- Neovolcanic Activity in the NE Lau Basin – blog an expedition to the Lau Basin in the Southwestern Pacific
- Risque Volcanique – posts about the volcanic risks (in French)
- Thomas’ Vulkanblog by Thomas Reichart – articles about film shootings of volcanoes (in German)
- Volcanista – Blog about volcanism, geochemistry and non-geologic topics
- Volcano Summer – Blog about a research stay of a geology student at Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
- The Volcanism Blog by Dr. Ralph Harrington – Blog about worldwide volcanos, especially Chaitén, Llaima, Kilauea and Tungurahua
Miscellaneous
- Accidental Remediation – articles about environmental geology and remediation
- A Thin Section – Blog of a former economic geologist with spradic posts
- Branner Blog by the Branner Library (Standford University) – News about geo-libarary work
- Burpee Museum of Natural History Blog – articles about the work and news in the museum
- Christie at the Cape – Blog about the experiences of a geological emigrant
- The Chronicles of the Angry Geologist – diverse topics, minor about geosciences
- Earth Insight Cache by Tom Bain – Blog, which wants to guide the reader to interesting geological sites and landscapes by posting photos, descriptions and GPS-coordinates
- Earth Sciences and Maps Library Blog of the University of California in Berkeley – Blog about maps
- Earthly Musings by Wayne Ranney – musings regarding geology and how it can change our world view
- Geo/Arch/Sci Blog by Ellery Frahms – articles about geoarchaeology
- GeoLibros by Make Stannen from Chile – normal and e-books are presented (in Spanish)
- Geology Joe – diverse topics, partly about geosciences
- Geo Slice – Blog of the Arizona Section of the “Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists”
- GPC Geology Blog – Blog of a geology instructor from Atlanta, USA
- Ontario-geofish by Harold Asmis – diverse topics
- Natural History Now! by the Utah Museum of Natural History – geological, geographical and biological topics from Utah, USA
- Reel Geology – Blog about geologists and geology in movies
- Rising to the Occasion – Blog about field trips and education experience
- Rocks Math! – miscellious thoughts about the geosciences and math of all sorts
- SEG Geo-Mentoring – Blog about the mentoring-program of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
- Slightly Diktytaxitic by Tom Hinterberger – reports about research, education and university life of a student
- Southern Exposure – Blog about geological education
- Teaching the Earth Sciences – News from the far west section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, serving Hawaii, Nevada and California
- Uncommon Vistas – Blog about a travelling geologist (not really geoscientific articles)
- The Western Geologist – Blog of two geologists from Utah and Texas (USA) about their geologic thoughts concerning politics, religion, science and other topics
- Wooster Geologists – faculty blog from the Department of Geology at The College of Wooster
- Wry Heat by Jonathan DuHamel – articles about science, mainly geology and climate change; energy, the environment, natural history of the Sonoran Desert, property rights, and the politics and policies that effect these issues
Thanks! Nice list – and it seems we find new ones all the time!
There’s also Industry Seismology and Stuff, which AFAIK is the longest-running geoblog out there.
Lutz,
Great work! On the English language version of the list, I would recommend changing the the spelling of vulcanology (no “k”), and also switch Sismoridia’s focus from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
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Lutz, thanks again for all the hard work you’ve put into this list!
P.S. I think your link to the English version over at Callan’s site doesn’t work, although it might just be my internet browser.
Yes, you’re right. I forgot the “:” between “http” and “//”.
Hello !
We start a geoblog in French .. A preliminary version in on-line now :
Globosphere ! http://www.globosphere.net
Thank you for your hint! I added your blog to the list.
I hope it’s not to egotistical of me to hope that you’ll stick Highly Allochthonous on here at some point…
Shame on me! There was something in my mind saying to me that I listed your blog already but I never checked it. Thank you for you hint.
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Lutz,
This one’s not on the list: http://rovicky.wordpress.com/
It’s all about Malaysian geology, including for instance earthquakes, tsunami risk, and the recent landslide in KL… Thing is, it’s written in Bahasa… But it’s clearly a geoblog.
CB
Thank you Callan! I’ll add it during the next update of the geoblog-list.
Lutz
Hi Lutz,
Found a new one: Wayne Ranney’s “Earthly Musings”: http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/
CB
Thanks!
Hie, I suggest to you to include my french language blog about volcanic hazards…
http://volcanologie.risque.over-blog.com
Sincerely Yours
Henry Gaudru
(European Volcanological Society)
Howdy Lutz,
Here’s another….
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo.blog.html
CXB
A correction, and an addition:
Correction: The Alberta Vertebrate Palaeontological Association blog is about vertebrate palaeontology of Alberta, not Arizona (!)
Addition: http://ancientshore.com
Graham Young’s blog about palaeontology and geology in Manitoba, Canada–great photos!
Cheers,
Howard
Oh, I am sorry for making Alberta to Arizona. I have changed it. Thank you!
Here’s a new geology blog:
http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/
Thanks!
hi, i find new site about geology
Hi,
, but I don’t work on vertebrates- I work on echinoderms!
a bit of a correction-I know some people think they are the same
I recommend the blog Eclectic Plagiodoxy. Besides its excellent name, it features the deep musings of a longtime geology teacher, George Turner.