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Wednesday, 06 March 2013
Early Cambrian Molecular Fossils Recovered
M3.4 earthquake Oklahoma
Georéférencer une image sous Qgis grâce à geoportail
Quantum Gis permet de géoréférencer des images (jpeg, tiff, png) en définissant des points de l’image dont on connait déjà les coordonées. Un méthode simple pour connaitre les coordonnées de [...]Falkland Islands Wolf Mystery Solved
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CIM on Mining Blogs and Bloggers: Jack Caldwell & I THINK MINING
I thank the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Magazine for their recent posting of a two-page spread about me and this blog. You can access the full piece at this link. Peter Brand who wrote the article [...]
Daily Geology Photos – March 6
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 29 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]Discussing Climate, Cities and Food
Last week, the Earth Institute and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society hosted a discussion on cities, food and climate. What were people saying? Find out in this Storify recap of [...]Big turnout for Havasu Canyon flood talk
Video: Geo-Wall 2013 Competition
The Geo-Wall competition is a student competition sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE to build a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that must stand up to simulated static, lateral and [...]700 Megapixel: Der Plauensche Grund
Drei zoombare Aufnahmen vom Plauenschen Grund (Ratssteinbruch-Nord undVideo: Demo of pLog Tablet Geotechnical Data Collection Software
This video was taken at Geo-Congress 2013 with Scott Deaton, President of GeoPrac.net sponsor Dataforensics. pLog Tablet geotechnical data collection and data management system runs on a ruggedized [...]El primer registro de Sorex margaritodon de Europa occidental está en Atapuerca
Sink holes in Arizona
Ever since the tragic story of a Florida man being dropped into a sink hole while sleeping, there have been inquiries to the Arizona Geological Survey about sink holes in Arizona – and there are many [...]¡Marchando otra de varanoideo! Arcanosaurus ibericus, el lagarto de Salas
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [14:58:00]
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Vienna for the EGU General Assembly: arriving, sleeping and exploring the city
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How to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there – a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction: Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major [...]
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(108 visits) G. K. Chesterton on preparing slides for a talk
It turns out that G. K. Chesterton conveniently summarised all of my advice on slide preparation more than a century ago: This is the sort of [slides] we like (For you and I are very small), With pictures [...]Científicos resuelven el misterio del lobo de las Malvinas.
Ptyocephalus yersini trilobite from Utah
Memorial Service for Lauren Wright, Death Valley Geologist
[jules' pics] tropical veg and lizzie
[1, somewhere in Hawai'i. 2-5, Hawai'i tropical botanical garden. January 2013] -- Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 3/06/2013 03:22:00Ghana: Recent Offshore Discoveries
UPI.com reports on oil discoveries off the coast of Ghana by Hess Corporation and TullowMount Cleveland: One of the Most Active Volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc
Mount Cleveland is an active stratovolcano in a remote part of the Aleutian Islands. Eruptions there can produce ash plumes that are a threat to airMysterious Rocks: Part Six
” Forensic paleo Biology”, as I’ve dubbed this new science can be practiced by youngsters of all ages. The rocks used [...]Two New Miocene Crocodilian and Hippolike Anthracothere Found in Panama
University of Florida paleontologists have discovered remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a mammal previously unknown to science during recent Panama Canal excavations that began in 2009. [...]Make the most of your Spring Break by earning badges at Eagle Week! Be a triple threat March 11 through 13
Some people might lounge away their Spring Break on a deck chair or — worse — in front of the television. But not you. You’re a doer, not a sitter. You take life standing up, not splayed out on the [...]Donations needed for march [updated]
This is a sticky blog post. Too see the newest blog post. Please scroll down to read it. This is a short blog post. Too read the original long blog post please do so here. Current status of my debt … [...]Arizona Mining Association hires non-miner as president
New Y Chromosome Discovery Places Modern Humans 100k Years Older Than Fossils Indicate
A newly discovered Y chromosome places the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage more 100,000 years before the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils A geneticists have discovered [...]
More Etna Eruption Fireworks
Etna has decided to keep up the pace this month — after multiple impressive lava fountains last week, the volcano took a short breather than included some small explosive eruptions from the summit [...]Check out this sneak peak!
Hi All! You are in for a wonderful treat! We are working on an e-book about the JR - to be released in the beginning of April. Here is a guest post [...]Frozen in time: ice cores and climate - March 7th
Reminder for tomorrow's Bath Geological Society lecture:- 'Frozen in time: ice cores and climate'Professor Eric Wolff FRS, Science Leader (Chemistry and Past Climate) at British Antarctic Survey and Honorary [...]My Daughter With Whom I am Well Pleased
ADOT estimates $35 million to repair landslide damage to US 89
700 Megapixel: Der Plauensche Grund
Drei zoombare Aufnahmen vom Plauenschen Grund (Ratssteinbruch-Nord undI’m talkin’ Yesteryears and shit…
So… here’s my take on the yesterdays phenomena. Yo. It starts off with… I’m considering an alternative ending in which the Therizinosaur claws its way out of the huge sauropod’s [...]Snow day II
There’s something so awesome about a heavy snowfall, so transformative – it really inspires me. I went out skiing this morning, and I’ve never seen our house looking more beautiful. The snow [...]Of Douglas Firs and Bald Eagles
My wife and I bought our house for a simple reason: the ... [ continueOne of the many diverse results of being a geology major: the adventures of Will Driscoll (’05) in evolutionary ecology
WOOSTER, OHIO–Yesterday Greg Wiles and I attended a Biology Department Seminar given by our former student Will Driscoll (Geology ’05). Will was in all our standard departmental courses and did his [...]Snow day!
It’s lovely here in the Fort Valley this morning! Lily went skiing: Lola sat in the window:A first-timer’s guide to the 2013 General Assembly
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Will this be your first time at an EGU General Assembly? With over 11,000 participants in a massive venue, the GA can be a confusing and, at times, overwhelming place. To help you find your way, we have [...]
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Plane Views: Nome to Anchorage
A few months ago, I shared some pictures taken during a set of four flights from Cape Town, South Africa to Nome, Alaska: Cape Town to Amsterdam Amsterdam to Minneapolis Minneapolis to Anchorage Anchorage to [...]¿Dinosaurios y bosques en el siglo XXI?
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Memorial Service for Lauren Wright, Death Valley Geologist
Ammonite Carved Crystal Skull
Off topic: Stunning Crab Photos from Arthur Anker!
Today, a little diversion from echinoderm as we feature, once again, the stunning invertebrate zoology photography of Arthur Anker featuring some of his favorite animals! A "strawberry crab" (Pelia [...]WaterNow: Stream Conditions Delivered by Phone
“For the first time, anyone can find out the current conditions on thousands of rivers and streams across the country, right from their phone, using USGS’ latest system WaterNow. WaterNow makes the [...]Venus Through the Rings of Saturn
“Peering over the shoulder of giant Saturn, through its rings, and across interplanetary space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spies the bright, cloudy terrestrial planet, Venus. The vast distance from [...]The Falklands Wolf and the Land Bridge
National Geographic blogger Ed Yong has written a highly readable account of a paper in Nature about Darwin's dog—not the great naturalist's pet, but a strange doglike animal found by the first visitors [...]CGI has Come a LOOOOONG Way:
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