The next story up in the Geology Though Literature thread is The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.Not much in the way of geology in this book, however I did find a couple of passages interesting. The book mainly is about Christianity taking place in the 1800's and a couple of passages mention some recent works that were released:"It must be remembered that the year 1858 was the last of a term during which the peace of the Church of England was singularly unbroken...I need [...]
We’ve had an exciting summer at LRRD. After six years of development, the Emflume1 is now on three continents, and we seem to be busier than ever. Back in May, Emflume1 users at the University of Adelaide Australian School of Petroleum sent us several photos, and we've shared a few here.Geologist and Ph.D. Candidate Jess Trainor, Lecturer in Sedimentology Kathryn Amos, and Geologist and Ph.D. Candidate John Counts pose for a photo with their new Emflume1.Jess studies the Emriver [...]
I am still busy researching the promised post on whales, in the meantime, this is pretty entertaining – and
Zurich and the Limmat River
Symposium signage
The Poster Hall
A colorful
The Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest is perhaps the most well-known and notoriously dangerous glacial feature on the planet. In a fresh post on the Glacier Hub blog, the Earth Institute’s Ben Orlove, writing [...]
As the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2015 starts their second semester of courses, we invite you to learn more about the 682 alumni of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy
Geological Fabrication Laboratory!.. Yes.. the future is already here.
and it is run by Franciszek Hasiuk of Iowa State University. He explains in a short note in GSA Today just why 3 dimensional printing [...]
Mayon volcano, copyright Tom Tam shot fromLingnon hill in Daraga Town near the volcano and his homeMayon, a stratovolcano of nearly perfect symmetry, in the Philippines is again active. It is one of the [...]
Scientists expect to present preliminary results from the first spacecraft to land on a comet at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting in December. That’s assuming, of course, that they first [...]
This is the current status of Bárðarbunga volcano. This information might get outdated quickly if anything major happens. They are good now. Currant status of Bárðarbunga volcano at 13:47 UTC There is now [...]
Fine, cold October weather in September. All alone with the dog. Will cut more firewood, but fishing alone with the puppy is nearly
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Der Geopark Harz bietet verschiedene Veranstaltungen am 21.09.: Wann: 21.09.
Ανακοινώνεται ότι οι εγγραφές στις [...]
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Eousdryosaurus, o pequeno dinossauro que viveu num tempo de gigantesReconstituição de Eousdryosarus nanohallucis (crédito: Raúl Martin)Um grupo de investigadores associados do Laboratório de Paleontologia [...]
Inadequate surface drainage and encroachment in the floodplains has caused the floods of Kashmir.ByDr. Nitish PriyadarshiGeologistRanchi. Heavy rainfalls battered the western Himalayas last week due to a [...]
Social Problems Drilling a Geothermal Well in NYC DNAInfo New York In Arid Areas: Water for Fracking or for Drinking ? CNBC California Replacing Canadian Crude with Domestic Bloomberg Citizen Oceanography [...]
En tiempos de titanes, siempre existen pequeños grandes hombres, que se lo digan a Perseo (lo sabemos, es un semidiós). Pues en el Jurásico Superior, también un tiempo de titanes, existían pequeños [...]
Here is a picture of a recently found conodont fossil fragment. It appears to be a Polygnathus sp. The fossil was found in the Jacobs Chapel Shale of Clark County, Indiana, USA which dates to the Mississippian [...]
By: Robert F. Biek, John J. Anderson, Edward G. Sable, and Peter D. Rowley The Panguitch Lake quadrangle lies in the central part of the Markagunt Plateau in southwest Utah and includes Panguitch Lake, a [...]
The Springhill landslide site has been turned into the new Springhill Geologic Park by the City of North Salt Lake. In 2012, the city was awarded a matching-fund Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [...]
In the last post I pointed out some similarities between Davide Bonadonna’s new Spinosaurus painting and Brian Engh’s Spinosaurus painting from 2010. I also suggested that Davide might [...]
My Grand Canyon 10-Day rafting trip this year was extra special. We had 13 excited participants ready to learn a little geology and take some hikes to Grand Canyons' great places. But also, there were two [...]
Collaborator Jason Vogel at Oklahoma State asked me to spread the word about their cool new REU on stream restoration, starting this summer. Application deadlines are February 15th and the program runs May 26 [...]
Für jedermann? Sicher nicht: Naturstein ist ein besonderer Bodenbelag, der das Eigenheim zu einem ganz besonderen Ort verwandelt. Deshalb gibt es auch nicht DEN klassischen jonastone-Kunden: Ob [...]
The Lake Champlain Basin Program confirms that the invasive spiny water flea has made it into the lake, according to Northeast Public Radio. Though it isn’t good news, the effects[...]
The post Spiny Water [...]
Working gas in underground storage remains well below the five year average after significant drawdown during severe cold conditions in many gas consuming areas in Winter
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Como comentábamos hace unos días en este blog (DinoAstur, 8-9-2014), la exposición itinerante “La Costa de los Dinosaurios” ha viajado hasta La Rioja. Arriba, rueda de prensa presentando la [...]
...on the beach at Butt Valley Reservoir, also seen here and here.
Probably dog.
Deer?
Sasquatch — I mean, human.
Crawdad.
Small crawdad pinchers. Finger is red from blackberries.
Corbicula [...]
The new Mapbox Studio was unveiled and we want to give you a first tutorial to master the installation, understand the GUI and create your first map. What do I need? a webbrowser to download Mapbox Studio a [...]
Informaros que el próximo jueves 17 de Septiembre a las 12:30 en el Salón de Actos del Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra de la Universidad de Granada el Profesor Abderrazak El Albani [...]
I'm pleased to have an example of Devonochonetes scitulus from the Silica Shale near Sylvania, OH. This is a somewhat common brachiopod in the Givetian stage of the Devonian and I've found it in several units [...]
2014 Palaeo Arts Contest at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. This year, museum scientists have selected a Lambeosaurus skull to interpret through art. The annual Palaeo Arts Contest is open to [...]
The University of Michigan Online Repository of Fossils (UMORF) is a project of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology to increase the accessibility of fossil specimens through online 3D and 2D [...]
I have written extensively in this blog about the Alberta Directive 74. Generally I have been derogatory about the Directive. For example at this link I write the following: That incredibly silly Alberta [...]
This post was written by guest blogger Andy Bouffard, Wargame Facilitator. “To a wargamer, wargames are not abstract, time-wasting pastimes, like other games, but representative of the real… You can [...]