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Thursday, 03 April 2014

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UGS Rockfall Investigation in the News 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [23:40:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (59 visits) info
category→religion
Here are several more articles about the UGS rockfall investigation, including our own news release with links to the published report. UGS News Release Deseret News article ABC News

URGENT APPEAL - FOSSILS MISSING 

Geology in the West Country [23:37:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (55 visits) info
category→science_technology
 GB
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 [...]

Monarchs want YOU to plant milkweed: Butterfly-friendly plants for sale at HMNS 

BEYONDbones [23:06:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 [...]

Cutting back on refrigerants could drop greenhouse gas emissions 

AGU Meetings [22:02:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (48 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Chandeliering Ice on Minnesota’s Medicine Lake 

Lake Scientist [21:14:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (40 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

Vintage Dinosaur Art: All About Dinosaurs - Part 2 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [20:33:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (71 visits) info
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 GB,CG
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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 [...]

Seguimos festejando el 10º cumpleaños 

DinoAstur. Blog sobre La Costa de los Dinosaurios [19:57:13]  recommend  1 recommendations  (35 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
 BR
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 [...]

Crazy Time - Simon's Cat 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [19:07:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (36 visits) info

Types on loan from USNM to NHMU 

Ammonoidea [18:21:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (132 visits) info
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 US,GB
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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 [...]

News on the Latest UGS Rockfall Investigation in the Zion Area 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [17:53:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (87 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Oso Landslide Update 

GeoPrac.net [15:36:35]  recommend  recommend this post  (768 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Silurian Death Assemblage Cupcakes 

Geological Society of London blog [15:02:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (45 visits) info
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 [...]

A foreseeable, yet surprising earthquake? 

Geology Jenga [14:29:47]  recommend  recommend this post  (66 visits) info
category→science_technology
 CL
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 Stripes 

Geology.com News [14:19:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (45 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
“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 [...]

Restricting the Right to Build? 

Geology.com News [14:15:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (55 visits) info
category→religion
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

North Carolina Companies Want Marcellus Gas 

Geology.com News [13:52:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info
category→business
 Devonian; US
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

Insect Camouflage 

Geology.com News [13:44:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 [...]

Weaning Europe from Russian Gas 

Geology.com News [13:38:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (40 visits) info
category→science_technology
 RU,
The Hill has a short video that explains the changing natural gas situation between Russia and

Saving The Paluxy River Sauropod - Tyrannosaur Chase 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [13:35:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

TERRA.vita auf der Internationalen Tourismusbörse in Berlin 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [13:20:05]  recommend  recommend this post  (37 visits) info

 DE
Zum 2. Mal war TERRA.vita über den Stand der Globalen

Mike Croft & Chris Croft ‎– The Dinosaur Record 

Koprolitos [09:28:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (68 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
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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, [...]

El día que inauguramos el MUJA (crónica sentimental) 

Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [07:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (54 visits) info
category→culture_politics
 ES
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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 [...]

Congratulations to Darren and Aly! 

Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [04:23:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (82 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Photography and illustration talk, Part 14: Summary figures, and the talk files 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [03:33:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (115 visits) info
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 [...]

E-an Zen: 1928-2014 

Geology in Motion [02:07:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
category→science_technology
 GB,US,AU
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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 [...]

We ship an Emriver Em3 to Liaoning, China. 

Riparian Rap [01:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info
category→business
 US,CN
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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 [...]

Henry Krumb Lecturer, SME-DC, Tuesday, April 8, 2014 

DC Geology Events [23:00:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (58 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

[jules' pics] great spotted peanut-eater 

James’ Empty Blog [21:25:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (43 visits) info
Otherwise known as a greater spotted woodpecker... I suppose that she is probably sparrowhawk proof. -- Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 4/03/2014 08:24:00

“Spot the Rock!” for Thursday, April 3, 2014 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [21:04:17]  recommend  recommend this post  (51 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
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 [...]

Science Hack Day Houston and what it means to you! Coming to HMNS April 5th & 6th 

BEYONDbones [20:00:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (107 visits) info

 US
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 [...]

Schweres Erdbeben vor Chile – Animation der Tsunamiwellen 

Mente et Malleo [19:47:22]  recommend  recommend this post  (48 visits) info
category→science_technology
 CL,
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 [...]

Radioactivity 

GeoMika [19:00:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (697 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 [...]

Evaporite Minerals and Halides 

About Geology [18:00:38]  recommend  recommend this post  (29 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 [...]

What’s on our calendar? Conferences of interest. 

Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [16:26:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (71 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Linux: The new kernel 3.14 is good to go for Debian 

Ontario-geofish [15:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (51 visits) info
I've had no problems so far, putting in the new kernel.  Details may come later.

Missouri Geosciences Technical Resource Assessment Tool 

Geology.com News [14:30:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (46 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
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 [...]

Cribratina, an index fossil for the Albian age 

Mountain Beltway [14:24:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (69 visits) info
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 [...]

The Nicaragua Canal? 

Geology.com News [14:18:36]  recommend  recommend this post  (44 visits) info
category→science_technology
 CN,NI,PA
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

Tight Oil Production Growth! 

Geology.com News [13:55:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info
category→business
 US
This image from the Energy Information Administration shows the amazing growth of tight oil production from the Eagle Ford, Bakken, Utica and other

Retreating Coastlines in Sussex 

Geology.com News [13:46:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (36 visits) info
category→science_technology
 GB
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

Hausbau – ein Blick hinter die Kulissen 

Natursteine-Blog [13:38:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (34 visits) info
category→religion
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 [...]

History of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo Mine 

Geology.com News [13:36:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (33 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
The Arizona Geological Survey has published “History of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo Mine, Pinal County, Arizona” in electronic

M7.8 Onshore in Chile With Shake Map of IX 

Geology.com News [13:30:05]  recommend  recommend this post  (32 visits) info
category→science_technology
 CL
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

GeoEd: Why fieldwork is essential to training the next generation of Geoscientists 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (90 visits) info
category→science_technology
 KR,GB
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. [...]

Plectorspira ferita brachiopod from Germany 

Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
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 Devonian; DE
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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, [...]

Nuna Concrete Cloth: Geosynthetics For Military & Mining. 

I think mining [05:18:21]  recommend  recommend this post  (64 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 Melt Begins- Arctic Sea Ice Max Was 5th Lowest on Record 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [03:46:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info
category→sports
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. [...]

Calling citizen scinetists: Cascade snow survey 

Northwest Geology Field Trips [02:22:33]  recommend  recommend this post  (83 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US,
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 [...]

Paläontologen finden Säbelzahntiger-Zahn 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [01:56:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (58 visits) info
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Im niedersächsischen Schöningen fanden Forscher einen Zahn des in der

Boring Soil Science strikes back 

G-Soil [00:36:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (58 visits) info
category→science_technology
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 [...]
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