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Monday, 23 January 2023

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DIY dinosaurs: building a life-size Brachiosaurus humerus standee

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [23:26:05]

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Building life-size standees of big dinosaur bones has been a gleam in my eye for a long time. What finally pushed me over the edge was an invitation from Oakmont Outdoor School here in Claremont, California, to come talk about dinosaurs. It was an outdoor assembly, with something like 280 kids in attendance, and most

Entering our normal Winter pattern

Ontario-geofish [21:43:00]

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This is the pattern of last year. Lots of snow. We had the unusual pattern of the California storms and that kept us mild. January is going to be warm on the charts.The slashing plumes bring up a bit of Gulf warmth. This is called a Texas Low, and it brings a storm when it collides with the cold

The Curran Quarry

Oakland Geology [16:58:19]

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Maple Avenue, in the upper Dimond neighborhood, used to be called Quarry Street. It was an old county road that served at least two quarries, starting with the Fruit Vale White Cement Gravel quarry in the [...]

Paleoarte sperimentale

Theropoda [13:56:00]

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La Paleoarte è l'insieme delle rappresentazioni iconografiche di specie ed ambienti del passato paleontologico. La parola unisce il termine paleo (che rimanda alla paleontologia, quindi alle scienze naturali, [...]

Comicsuchus (IV)

Koprolitos [09:41:00]

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Age of Reptiles: The JourneyLa última entrega –por el momento- de esta serie está dedicada a los cómics más recientes que han dedicado viñetas a los cocodrilos mesozoicos. Como vamos a comprobar, [...]

The Revival of Tibbetts Brook: An Environmental Victory for the Bronx

State of the Planet [14:03:08]

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The 21st century has seen enormous progress in understanding the importance of adding green space and utilizing ecosystem services in New York City. The Tibbetts Brook project will keep our water cleaner and [...]

Why do coastlines and cliffs vary so much in appearance?

Earth Learning Idea [12:45:00]

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The new ELI today is 'Coastal erosion; what controls the form of a coastline and the steepness of its cliffs?'This activity examines how cliff structure and other factors impact cliff retreat and coastal [...]

Samples galore!

polar soils blog [01:09:00]

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We have had a productive day of sampling! We visited a new site on Nelson Island, which is nearby to the peninsula where the research station is located. At Nelson Island, we started sampling one of our [...]