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Monday, 13 August 2018

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The Sherlock Party From Outer Space: HMNS Happenings This Week

BEYONDbones [23:15:51]

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Lecture – Grand Tour of the Universe—Updated with the Latest Discoveries by Carolyn Sumners The new release of “Passport to the Universe” contains spectacular, never-before-seen views of the observable Universe in large format. Dr. Carolyn Sumners, HMNS VP of Astronomy, will provide an update on these latest images and what they reveal. Highlights include our

Short-Term Ocean Temperature Shifts Are Affecting West Antarctic Ice, Says Study

State of the Planet [20:14:14]

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Scientists have known for some time that ice shelves off West Antarctica are melting as deep, warm ocean waters eat at their undersides, but a new study shows that temperatures, and resultant melting, can vary far more than previously thought, within a time scale of a few

Boxelder—the Odd Maple

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [18:40:00]

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The boxelder I’m following this year, the one that grows in a nook formed by warehouse walls, has changed only subtly since last month’s report. It has more leaves—not that I’ve counted them or [...]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Getting involved with EGU!

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [17:01:29]

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Today's featured photo comes from the 2017 General Assembly. Did you enjoy this year's 666 unique scientific sessions, 68 short courses and 294 side events? Did you know that EGU members and conference [...]

Fall 2018 Earth Institute Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities

State of the Planet [15:04:05]

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A variety of undergraduate research assistant positions are available. Apply by September 16,

Understanding Climate Change: Long Beach New York, Post-Sandy

State of the Planet [14:25:45]

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People in Long Beach have experienced the impact of climate change and are doing what they can to prepare for future floods. Sandy changed local attitudes toward measures designed to build climate

Right way up or upside down? Modelling folded rocks with your hands

Earth Learning Idea [12:05:00]

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Today we have published another activity in the 'modelling by hands' series - 'Right way up or upside down? - modelling anti- and synforms by hand. Use your hands to show how the beds in folds can be the right [...]

Dari Mana Asalnya Puting Beliung

Dogeng Geology [02:52:45]

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Dunia maya sempat dihebohkan dengan potongan singkat rekaman video segerombolan bocah SD yang bermain di pusaran angin puting beliung. Tanpa sedikitpun rasa takut, mereka tampak menikmati sekali fenomena [...]

The 2018 Geoscience Education Academy

Geological Society of London blog [17:35:08]

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The Geoscience Education Academy is a four-day CPD workshop for UK secondary teachers which ran from the 24-27 July 2018. Work experience student Dion George tells us about his time helping out at the GEA... [...]

Linux - 4.18 doesn't boot with amdgpu

Ontario-geofish [16:33:00]

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4.17.14 is finally working quite well. Only very heavy use on Chrome is causing it to freeze. 4.18 can't get the frame buffer up. It worked on earlier versions, but the last few have been

Fall 2018 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

State of the Planet [15:03:17]

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A variety of undergraduate, graduate and PhD positions are available in various departments and research centers. Apply by September 16,

The South and East Coasts of Iceland

Earthly Musings [13:17:00]

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I've been so busy on this trip and at the end of the day I just collapse in bed. But here is a hastily written post.Iceland never disappoints - neither the geologist or lover of nature. Here, innumerable [...]

Megalodon Shark Jaw Model

Louisville Area Fossils [06:27:00]

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Suspended from the ceiling in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA, is a model of Carcharodon megalodon shark. This shark was one of the largest to [...]