Author: Mary Beth Griggs
Mary Beth is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina and has a B.S. in Geology and Archaeology from Tufts University. As a direct result of her undergraduate majors, she has an unhealthy interest in old rocks and natural hazards. She has a blog on those subjects at www.therocksknow.com.
An encounter with MRSA, the scourge of the health care world
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted January 4, 2012
Nerd gifts and changing times
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted
Scienceline’s editors are excited to unveil our first ever iPad App
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted December 5, 2011
A star (ruby) is born
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted November 14, 2011
Mondays making you blue? Here’s a mineral for you.
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted November 7, 2011
Warding off evil spirits and bacteria for millennia
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted October 31, 2011
So what do minerals teach us anyway?
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted October 24, 2011
Mineral names, elements switching places, and olivine!
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted October 17, 2011
The mineral behind fluorescence takes center stage
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted October 12, 2011
Since Talk Like a Pirate Day fell on a Monday this week, it got supplanted by Mineral Monday, but pirates can’t be ignored for long…
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted September 23, 2011
![Cinnabar Crystal on Dolomite [Image credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com]](http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Cinnabar-Dolomite-220558-160x90.jpg)
Fall is here, and that means Mineral Mondays are back! This Monday features the exquisitely named cinnabar.
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted September 19, 2011
How pathogens are threatening the health of American trees and forests
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted August 22, 2011
There’s a lot going on up in the sky
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted July 4, 2011
A few people are fighting to give the city’s injured wildlife a second chance
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted May 31, 2011
Or, how weather can relate to geology
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted May 18, 2011
Smokeless in the city
By Mary Beth Griggs and Katie Palmer | Posted April 29, 2011
Mineral Monday: Orpiment and Realgar
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted March 28, 2011
Aggregation of news and blog coverage of the 3/11/2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted March 11, 2011
Mineral Monday: Kaolinite
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted March 7, 2011
![Neanderthal toolmakers were probably more innovative than we give them credit [Image credit: Farruska from Flickr]](http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/neanderthals-160x90.jpg)
Archaeologists look into whether Neanderthals copied human tools or innovated their own designs
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted
![Contrary to popular belief, small bits of rock in your alcohol do not make it easier to drink. [Image Credit: Mary Beth Griggs]](http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0847-160x90.jpg)
February’s birthstone, and a new way to prevent drunkenness?
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted February 28, 2011
A slideshow of some curious characters, and their tracks.
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted February 21, 2011
Watching grass grow just got a lot more interesting
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted February 10, 2011
Curious monkeys might exist outside of children’s fiction
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted January 19, 2011
The Clelia II’s recent troubles in Antarctic waters bring up questions about tourism regulation in the Antarctic
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted December 22, 2010
GPS analysis allows scientists to better forecast earthquake hazards
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted November 11, 2010
Children hurl insults during Catapult Month at the New York Hall of Science: “No, YOU’RE a projectile!”
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted November 9, 2010
How Two Species of Mexican Cave Fish Evolved
By Mary Beth Griggs | Posted October 5, 2010
