32. Fulgurites: Lightning rocks and sailing stones with Mark Boyd

from The Core of Everything · host Jack Turney and Mark Boyd

In this episode, we welcome back Mark Boyd. He tells us about fulgurites and what happens to rocks when lightning strikes the Earth. We also discuss how pebbles leave trails behind them BUT no one has ever seen them move!Mark is currently working in the meteorites section of the Natural History Museum in London. He's also writing up his PhD thesis at Imperial College London.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @coepodTwitter/X @thecoepod

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