In the 1930′s a fruit company was clearing farmland on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. During their work hundreds of stone spheres up to two meters in diameter were discovered. They are thought to have [...]
In the Company of Plants and Rocks [18:41:00]
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Driving on charnockitic tonalite -- massive, very hard, and super scenic ...... especially when the fog clears.A sunny day along the Big Sur coast brings out smiles ...... and gorgeous colors in the [...]
Geology.com News [23:44:46]
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Erik Klemetti posts an update on recent activity at Ubinas Volcano in Peru. In addition, some people have expressed concern about the recent magnitude 8.2 earthquake triggering an eruption at one of several [...]
On the last day of my visit to Scotland, my advisor and her husband (both former UB volcanology folks) took me on a hike to Holyrood Park to visit Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh's
In preparation for something else, I was interested to see the effects of constraining for the molecular topology produced by Pyron et al. (2013) in a large squamate morphological data set (Conrad, [...]
In 2001, a report on the area near the Oso Landslide gave three recommendations for reducing the hazard to people and property. These included moving the river about 500 feet from the base of the risky slope [...]
Lost loves: those consummated and still loved; those loved but never consummated; those consummated for a fleeting moment that lingers in memories of pleasure; those lost never to return; until maybe the [...]
BBC has a story about beaked whales that reports on one that dove nearly 3 kilometers deep and remained submerged for over two
“Formerly a net oil exporter and OPEC member, Indonesia struggles to attract sufficient investment to meet growing domestic energy consumption because of inadequate infrastructure and a complex [...]
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Man, they can churn these out, just like Nora Roberts! I love a good fantasy, you don't have to obsess over butchered physics (Is that only me?).
As usual, they are leaving out [...]
Geology in the West Country [22:39:00]
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VOLCANIC RISK COMMUNICATIONProfessor Robert N. Thompson15 April 2014 / 6:30pmThe Western Regional Group is pleased to invite you to an evening presentation on Volcanic Risk Communication and associated themes, [...]
Mountain Beltway [13:25:08]
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Longtime reader and frequent contributor Howard Allen has three images to share with us today. Let’s see what he’s got… Oh my. What is that? West ridge of Mount Evan-Thomas, Opal Range, Peter [...]
An article in the Oil and Gas Journal, based upon a study done for the American Petroleum Institute, counts the potential benefits of crude oil
Yesterday the sea was totally calm, like that described in the Tale of the Ancient Mariner. There were no white horses on the tips of waves, [...]
The Weather Channel has a photo gallery that offers 21 views of Ruby Falls Cave in Tennessee. Several of the photos feature Ruby Falls, the largest and deepest waterfall open to the public in the United
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [23:46:44]
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What causes this? Very good website about it here: It was a bit chilly with an onshore sea-breeze, but sparkling early spring sunshine in spite of it being 10° C. I got a decent pic of the Ocean City pier [...]
Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador has been active since February, producing explosions and columns of ash. In 2006 six people were killed and a village was destroyed by the
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 79 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]
Like I said before, that other earthquake was off the main zone, and the only thing it could do is load the primary shear wing. That has just happened with this earthquake, and this then sheds stress to the [...]
More open thread. Unusually, we are keeping the UV Mar 2014 thread open for more Diogenetic conversation and to keep this thread open for more varied
Fossils and Other Living Things [22:22:00]
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I’ve been thinking about worms, a questionable action, for sure. Why would anyone show an interest in worms?Well, Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) spent the last years of his life studying earthworms and [...]
An article on the CNN website explains how building codes saved lives in the recent magnitude 8.2 earthquake in
“The Ukraine-Russia crisis has Congress and the Obama administration rushing to consider monumental changes to accelerate exports of natural gas that will permanently and negatively affect the energy [...]
If you are looking for gold, heavy minerals or gemstones in the field, the Geology.com store has a selection of gold pans, classifiers, guzzler bottles and books that can be helpful in your
The "Who Wants to Be a Geo-Whiz" quiz this week should really be called "Who Is a Geo-Whiz?" It's about the important people in geology, past and present. So, remember Momma's advice—in the case of this [...]
“New global contracts for liquefied natural gas in Africa and Asia are being driven by shale gas production in Texas and other top U.S. shale plays.” Quoted from the Houston