Geology in the West Country [23:37:00]
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After this evening's Bath Geological lecture at the BRLSI in Queens Square, Bath, it was discovered that some beautiful fossils were missing. These specimens are brought to the meetings and displayed at the back for everyone to enjoy. It can only be assumed that someone thought they were there as 'help yourself'. They were not so please return them. They can be left anonymously at BRLSI with a label 'for Bath Geological Society'.If anyone has any idea what has happened to these carefully and [...]
The butterflies need your help! With urbanization, and a host of other factors, monarch butterflies are at risk of not finding places to lay their eggs. So why not help while improving the butterfly traffic [...]
Research published this month in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, calculates the environmental impact of phasing down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, under the Montreal [...]
With winter in the northern hemisphere officially gone, ice is beginning to melt away on long-frozen lakes. A clear example of this is the loss of near-record ice cover on[...]The post Chandeliering Ice on [...]
Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [20:33:00]
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Onwards with All About Dinosaurs, a book written by the awesome Roy Chapman Andrews, he of Gobi fossil-hunting fame, and illustrated by Thomas Voter. Now, you know you're reading a vintage dinosaur book [...]
DinoAstur. Blog sobre La Costa de los Dinosaurios [19:57:13]
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El pasado martes se celebró oficialmente el X Aniversario del Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (véase DinoAstur, 1-4-2014, y el blog de la Asociación de Amigos del Jurásico de Asturias, 2-4-2014). Durante [...]
After a request to the US National Museum, they sent the first of three loans of Type Specimens to the Natural History Museum of Utah. Types are the specimens used to compare to other specimens to verify the [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [17:53:32]
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kcsg.com Residents living within high rock-fall-hazard zones in Rockville, Utah, face the possible consequences of a large rock fall similar to the fatal event that occurred last December. That is the [...]
The Oso Landslide death toll is now up to 29. This is one of the worst natural hazard disasters I can remember in recent times. First and foremost I think should be the memories of the victims. There are so [...]
Geological Society of London blog [15:02:56]
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(45 visits) category→arts_entertainment Silurian
A guest post from geologist and geobaker extraordinaire, Catherine Kenny… It occurred to me over breakfast one morning that Cheerios look a lot like crinoids. I have a piece of limestone from Dudley [...]
On Wednesday morning I woke up to a flurry of activity on my twitter feed: there had been a large earthquake in northern Chile. I followed up some of the tweets and realised that there had also been some [...]
“Why zebras have black and white stripes is a question that has intrigued scientists and spectators for centuries. [...] The scientists found that biting flies, including horseflies and tsetse flies, are [...]
An article in the New York Times explores the idea that governments should have the ability to restrict building construction in areas subject to geologic
An article in The Mercury News explains why companies in North Carolina want Marcellus Shale gas enough that they are willing to invest in a
National Geographic has an article titled: “Masters of Disguise—Amazing Insect Camouflage“. It is a photo gallery of insects that are so well camouflaged in their surroundings that you might have [...]
The Hill has a short video that explains the changing natural gas situation between Russia and
Dinosaur Home - Blogs [13:35:57]
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In the 1930’s, a very unusual set of dinosaur tracks was discovered near Glen Rose in the Paluxy River region of Texas, USA. A number of unique things are associated with these tracks.
Many of the [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [13:20:05]
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Zum 2. Mal war TERRA.vita über den Stand der Globalen
Editado por la discográfica Multiple Music en 1980, "The Dinosaur Record" es un proyecto familiar comandado por Mike Croft y Chris Croft, con el apoyo en los coros de su prole, compuesta por Janine Croft, [...]
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [07:53:00]
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El día que inauguramos el MUJA, de izquierda a derecha: Martin Lockley, Francisco Ortega, José Lires, Laura Piñuela y José Luis Sanz.
Que ya haga diez años de la inauguración del Museo del Jurásico de [...]
Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [04:23:32]
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Congratulations to Darren Reilly who did a wonderful job defending his MS thesis on Tuesday. Darren’s thesis focused on the identification of groundwater pollution and its sources in rural northeastern [...]
The rest of the series is here. As promised, here are the files for the talk, in PPT and PDF formats. Wedel 2014 Photography and illustration lecture (PPT, ~53 Mb) Wedel 2014 Photography and illustration [...]
Geology in Motion [02:07:37]
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My great friend and mentor of many decades died on Saturday a.m. after a long battle with cancer.His life was so rich that I'd like to share the tribute to him written by Andrew Alden on [...]
Today we shipped a dual-tilting Em3 model to a museum in Liaoning, China. Four separate crates will travel to China via ocean freight. They hold a reinforced Em3 and lots of spare parts.When the [...]
April 8, 2014 Henry Krumb Lecturer MEETING SME, Washington DC Section IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an emergency change of venue to the National Mining Association offices at 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 500 [...]
Otherwise known as a greater spotted woodpecker... I suppose that she is probably sparrowhawk proof.
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Utah Geological Survey - blog [21:04:17]
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Hello, geo friends! We’re going to try something a little different for “Spot the Rock!” today. Thanks to Google Earth, we’ve got an aerial image for you to ponder. Can anyone guess [...]
So you skipped signing up for Hack Day this year but you want to know more about it, or perhaps you’re just a visitor at HMNS for the day and wonder what “Science Hack Day” is all about. What will [...]
In der Nacht zum 02. April 2014 erschütterte ein schweres Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude 8,2 den Meeresboden rund 95 Kilometer nordwestlich von Iquique. Bereits einen Tag später gab es ein Nachbeben mit einer [...]
Some elements are naturally radioactive, releasing alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma radiation as they decay to more stable elements. The decay in a fixed period of time is proportional to the number [...]
These two categories aren't a perfect blend, because one of the halides (fluorite) isn't an evaporite mineral, but they are close enough cousins that I have put them in the same new mineral gallery...Read Full [...]
Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [16:26:28]
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We’re tantalized by many upcoming opportunities to talk science with other folks interested in hydrology, geomorphology, and human-impacted systems. The 3rd Annual Amtrak Club of mid-Atlantic [...]
I've had no problems so far, putting in the new kernel. Details may come later.
The Missouri Geological Survey has recently launched a new online tool called the Missouri Geosciences Technical Resource Assessment Tool. GeoSTRAT is a web application that makes geologic and hydrologic data [...]
Mountain Beltway [14:24:48]
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(69 visits) category→science_technology Cretaceous; MX,US
These four slabs, collected at “Fossil Hill,” north of the Cristo Rey laccolith at the Chihuahua (Mexico) / Texas / New Mexico triple point, bear positively-weathering fossils of the benthic [...]
Geology.com News [14:18:36]
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A National Geographic article describes and maps the canal that will likely be built in Nicaragua by a Chinese company to compete with the Panama
This image from the Energy Information Administration shows the amazing growth of tight oil production from the Eagle Ford, Bakken, Utica and other
The chalk cliffs on the Sussex coastline normally retreat at about 3/4 meter per year, but storms in the first quarter of this year have produced several meters of
Christian Osieckis neuer Grund und Boden Ein Haus, das aus dem Nichts entsteht und Stein für Stein dem Himmel empor wächst, ist für den Bauherrn immer ein Abenteuer. Fast täglich ... mehr [...]
The Arizona Geological Survey has published “History of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo Mine, Pinal County, Arizona” in electronic
USGS reports that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake has occurred onshore in Chile with a depth of only about 12 miles and about 14 miles from the population center of
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:08]
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Our latest GeoEd article is brought to you by Simon Jung, a lecturer and palaeoceanographer from the University of Edinburgh, who highlights what makes fieldwork a brilliant way to understand Earth processes. [...]
Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]
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(77 visits) category→science_technology Devonian; DE
Following up on the previous post of Plectospira longirostrus, here is Plectospira ferita. It's from the same location as the other fossils: Junkerberg Formation (Devonian, Eifelian stage) near Rommersheim, [...]
In selecting topics to blog about, my first choice is something that struck me today as new and interesting. Today the most fascinating new thing I learnt resulted from a visit by a young Irishman from Nuna [...]
The March Sea Ice Record is downward at 2.6% /decade. The melt season is now extending by 5 days per decade. Most of the ice is very young ice so the melt will likely be rapid, depending on weather conditions. [...]
Northwest Geology Field Trips [02:22:33]
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Susan Dickerson-Lange (WWU alum) is working toward a PhD at the University of Washington involving snow hydrology and would like your help. Read below. _____________________________________ Are you planning [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [01:56:42]
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Im niedersächsischen Schöningen fanden Forscher einen Zahn des in der
Many scientists are currently debating whether soil science is an academic field in which scientists are engaged in talking to each other, ignoring the rest of society. Of course, traditionally, the [...]