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Ethan Baxter

@ethanrockstory.bsky.social

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Boston College professor, associate dean, teacher, GEOchemist, hiker, husband, father, storyteller. He/him. Inspiring the world about the wonders of the Earth with "Every Rock Has A Story" YT series. https://www.youtube.com/@EveryRockHasAStory

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Hi!
I am a Prof and Assoc. Dean at @bostoncollege.bsky.social

I started 'Every Rock Has A Story' during COVID to inspire kids, parents, and teachers about the geosciences. Since then, diverse co-hosts and kids help viewers see themselves as geoscientists too!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 1h

If you see this, post a sunset.

Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

omg... the Big Island of Hawaii was absolutely incredible! Check out our filming shorts on YouTube... and here's a few more photos. Go check it out!

Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

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Yes, Every Rock Has A Story has come a long way since its humble beginnings during COVID. Even nominated 3 times for a NE Regional Emmy!

PLEASE SHARE with parents, teachers, and kids! Its all free, accessible, and non-monetized! And its fun for all ages!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

It is my pleasure! And if you havent heard, we will have NEW episodes coming out from HAWAII. Four new episodes, with the first to premier before the holidays and the rest to follow in 2026! Plus... more filming plans are in the works... stay tuned!!
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Hear stories about volcano science from Hawaii... coming soon!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

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Season Four took us even further... including our first international sites. Kids play a larger role in each episode, asking questions and wondering about these rock stories. Here is episode 74 with Anjana Khatwa telling the story of Mary Anning on the English coast
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Meet inspiring women in science who changed the world! ERHAS Ep. 74 w/ Anjana Khatwa

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

In Season Three, we took our cameras on the road to film amazing co-hosts in the field and in their labs across the country! From Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, this season has it all! Here is episode 71 featuring Prof. Kathleen Johnson and her underground cave adventure!
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Every Rock Has A Story #71 - "Caves and Climate" w/ Kathleen Johnson

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

Here's the first episode of Season Two. Coming out of the shadows of COVID, we moved into a proper studio and added the most important thing of all: co-hosts! These story tellers help ALL kids to see themselves as scientists!
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What Ocean Mud Reveals About Ice Sheets and Climate Change: Cool Mud! ERHAS #49 w/ Danielle LeBlanc

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

Here's the first episode of all... recorded at home alone during COVID. Low budget like all of Season One but great fun, great rocks, and GREAT stories!
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Every Rock Has A Story #1 - Shooting Star

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 22h

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Parents! Kids at home today? Have a look at "Every Rock Has A Story", my free, fun, educational YouTube Series for kids designed to inspire the next generation of geoscientists!

Season One (#1-48) is best for K-2.
Episodes #49-82 best for grades 3-8 or older!
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Welcome to "Every Rock Has A Story!" My name is Ethan Baxter. I am a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College. My goal is to inspire a sense of wonder, curio...

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 4d

⚒️🍎🧪Thanks @johntweedie.bsky.social ! This is a great episode with Prof Shuhei Ono sharing his deep mine adventure. Glad you enjoyed!

John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 4d

This episode of Every Rock Has A Story from @ethanrockstory.bsky.social is about a conglomerate collected 2.7 km down a mine in South Africa. At that depth it's really humid and also around 60 degrees C. Can you imagine working in those conditions? #geology www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sQT...

Every Rock Has A Story #53 - "Wits End" w/ Shuhei Ono

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 4d

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Interested in rare earth ore minerals and other critical minerals for a sustainable world? Wonder what they are, where they are, and how to get the useful stuff out of them? Check out my NSTA Science Update Webinar next Thursday Oct 16th and 7pm EST.

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NSTA Web Seminar Mineral Resources for our Future, October 16, 2025

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See where they measure the atmospheric concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Every Rock Has A Story (yup, there's a rock in this episode too!)

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See where atmospheric CO2 gets measured: Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, Hawaii

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 7d

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Welp... it got a little dark by the time we found what we were looking for preserved in the ash from the 1790 tephra layer at Kilauea volcano. Geologist Christina Cauley will tell us the story of this historic eruption that changed Hawaii forever. Amazing!

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We found something incredible persevered in the tephra layer of the 1790 Kīlauea eruption

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 8d

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That's a wrap! Four days on the island of Hawaii to film four new episodes of Every Rock Has A Story. Volcanos, rocks, ash footprints, atmospheric CO2 measurements, and more. Coming in 2025-2026. Share with parents, teachers, and kids!
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Hear stories about volcano science from Hawaii... coming soon!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 8d

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So much fun filming episode 83 of Every Rock Has A Story with amazing Kama Poepoe at Kīlauea yesterday!!! Hear what makes this volcano so special and how Kama is studying its innermost secrets!

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Find out how magma moves inside and outside a volcano!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 8d

Beautiful sunrise illuminates Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea this morning. Stunning.

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Sunrise illuminating Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in the distance. Hawai’i

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 8d

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Hear Prof Thomas Lee tell us about these enormous lava flows from the Lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea! Episode 86 of Every Rock Has A Story will post in 2026.

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Lava flows from the Lower East Rift Zone of the Kīlauea volcano

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 9d

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Filming new episodes of Every Rock Has A Story on Hawaii! This place is amazing… so many stories to tell!!

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This Mauna Loa lava flow took out the road!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 11d

omg wow! This is what were had hoped to capture. And we just missed it. Do you live here year round? Must be incredible to "look out the window" and see this!!!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 11d

Yup. Just an iPhone, handheld. Tripod is a good idea!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 12d

⚒️ Kīlauea volcano in moonlight, last night. Too dark for video. Stunning.

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 13d

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Every Rock Has A Story is back!

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New episodes in production. This time on Hawaii!

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 13d

"Ethan, it would be gneiss if you didn't shout so much!"

In this video, @ethanrockstory.bsky.social talks about the "Ultra High Temperatures" that causes rocks to metamorphose and become warped and banded. #EveryRockHasAStory www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6iE...

Every Rock Has A Story #41 - Ultra High Temperature!!!!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks @cindag.bsky.social ! I’ll be with some amazing volcano experts from the USGS and the University of Hawaii. The best part is to hear *their* stories about this very special place🌋

Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 17d

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Saw some incredible and very fresh LAVA FLOWS in Iceland this summer... the one in the video is just a few years old. Got me inspired to go film some even fresher lava... on Hawaii! Stay tuned...
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Hunting for fresh lava rock in Iceland… and Hawaii!

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