This time next week EGU 2014 I’ll be looking at a sea of posters and enjoying workshops, splinter sessions and talks galore and I literally can’t wait! You may have notice (and we apologise), Dan and I [...]
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Vancouver Island last night at about 8 PM local time. There were no initial reports of injuries. USGS summary of this
About once every century an asteroid large enough to destroy a major city impacts Earth. Between 2000 and 2013 there were 26 atmospheric explosions that ranged between 1 and 600
Last summer, while spending a day with paleontologist Joe Peterson and his crew at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry,
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [17:08:08]
recommend this post
(90 visits) category→science_technology
Order up! Sauroposeidon is stitched together from orthographic views of the 3D photogrammetric models rendered in MeshLab. Greyed out bits of the vertebrae are actually missing–I used C8 to patch C7, C7 [...]
The beauty of butterflies is undeniable. Whether you’re gazing at the brilliant hues of a Blue Morpho, taking in the incredible delicacy of Rice Paper butterflies as they flit about, or staring at an Owl [...]
Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [16:07:40]
recommend this post
(86 visits) category→science_technology KM
Yesterday (23-April-2014) an earthquake swarm took place on the Reykjanes Ridge (GVP link here). The largest earthquake had the magnitude of 3,4 with the depth of 9,3 km. Earthquake swarm started following the [...]
In the main entry hall to the JOIDES Resolution there is a large screen showing the weather patterns in the seas south of Japan. The winds are shown [...]
Vanja Kastelic and Michele M. C. Carafa (INGV, L’Aquila, Italy) recently published an article in the Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica e Applicata (an international journal of Earth sciences) entitled [...]
scienzeedintorni [11:23:00]
recommend this post
(80 visits) category→science_technology Paleogene,Triassic; GB,IT,LV,HK,US,ZM,FR,AT,KM,ML,MA,CH,,RU,FI
Dal Permiano Superiore all'Eocene c'è sempre una stretta associazione temporale fra estinzioni di massa e la messa in posto di una Large Igneous Provinces (LIP). Il rapporto tra questi due eventi ha nella [...]
It's the journey through the Ten Most Incredible Places I've Ever Stood! As I explained in the last post, the list is subjective, and everyone's list will be different. I'm pleased at the response of many of [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:13]
recommend this post
(77 visits) category→science_technology
This week in Geotalk, we’re talking to Steven Smith, a Lecturer from the University of Otago. Steven takes us on an Earth-shaking journey, explaining how ancient faults reveal what’s happening under the [...]
WeBlog Aragosaurus [11:35:00]
recommend this post
(76 visits) category→science_technology Neogene; ES,GH,US,MX
Nuestros aragosaureros Juan Rofes (UPV-EHU) y Gloria Cuenca Bescós (Universidad de Zaragoza) han colaborado en un artículo liderado por Pere Bover (IMEDEA-CSIC) que acaba de publicarse en la prestigiosa [...]
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 12 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]
“Geologists who analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars unlocked secrets of the Martian atmosphere hidden in the chemical signatures of these ancient rocks. [...] The results will help guide [...]
Zu einer Zeit, als die meisten US-Amerikaner noch kein Telefon besaßen, zeichnete SciFi-Künstler Frank R. Paul bereits Raumstationen, Roboter und Aliens.Große Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [21:03:33]
recommend this post
(71 visits) category→science_technology US,MY
sunews.net 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. READ
In the Company of Plants and Rocks [17:04:00]
recommend this post
(70 visits) category→science_technology US
Our aspen are starting to flower but are still leafless. Doesn’t matter, they can photosynthesize anyway.New Under the Sun is hosting April’s Berry-Go-Round; the theme is plant color: [...]
Mount Zao in Japan is a popular destination for skiers and hikers year-round. During the winter, many come to see vertically piled heaps of snow that collect around the mountain.[...]
The post Okama Crater [...]
The Graff Vivid Yellow, a fancy diamond of just over 100 carats is going to be auctioned in Geneva. It is expected to sell for about $25
Este breve cortometraje dirigido por los animadores alemanes Bettina Gericke y Chris Meyer muestra diversas teorías sobre la extinción de los dinosaurios, desde la mano de Dios al impacto meteorítico, [...]
“More than 46,000 known landslide locations are now included in a statewide database that helps increase Oregon’s understanding of where future landslides may
kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [19:00:33]
recommend this post
(66 visits) category→science_technology US
Fazieshandstück, u.a. mit Siphonia sp. - Cenoman, oberes Cenoman (Dölzschen-Formation) - Ort: Brücke über das Seidewitztal (A17), Meusegast bei
We’ve got another Google Maps edition of “Spot the Rock” for you geo friends this week. Each of these photos are from the same location, but at different zoom levels. Can you guess where this [...]
The low penetrating power of alpha and beta particles make them unlikely to be detected during field surveys. Instead, most radiometric surveys concentrate on detecting gamma rays. The low attenuation rate of [...]
I hope you all had an excellent Earth Day on April 22nd. Did you all hug a tree, ride a bike or read the Pale Blue Dot monologue by my main man Carl [...]
The Fall-Winter 2014 GeoCorps positions will be posted 5/1/14. Applications will be accepted from that date until
, - Turon, oberes Turon - unteres Coniac (Schrammstein-Formation, Brausnitzbach-Mergel) - Ort: Brausnitzbach, Lohmen (Sächsische
Climate and Geohazards [19:11:59]
recommend this post
(59 visits) category→science_technology GB
Over the next two days the Centre for the Observation and Monitoring of Earthquakes and Tectonics (COMET+), led by CGS academic Tim Wright, is having a kick-off meeting at Leeds. The meeting aims to update all [...]
MyTopo is now offering large-format topo maps, aerial photos and satellite images printed with property lines *. Now you can print customized maps and images with land parcels for most parts of the United [...]
Sometimes our projects take stage and unexpected turns down pathways that we have no experience in whatsoever. My project on the input of Fukushima iodine-129 into groundwater has taken one of those...
[[ [...]
Es ist lange kein Geheimnis mehr, dass die Begeisterung für Naturstein bei den Mitarbeitern von jonastone nicht nur rein geschäftlicher Natur ist, sondern sie auch privat begleitet. So haben einige [...]
kutv.com High in the hills above the city of Alpine in Utah County is a critical piece of equipment that could save lives should a sudden flood occur. READ
In the late 1960′s the Russians lost a submarine in the Pacific Ocean in water about 3 miles deep. They searched and searched but could not find it. A few months later the US Navy located the sub and [...]
“A team of scientists, funded by the National Science Foundation, has successfully used a new technique to confirm the age of a 120,000-year-old sample of Antarctic ice. The new dating system is expected [...]
Landslide losses in the USA have come into focus in light of the slides at Oso and Jackson Hole. At present, investment in national scale landslide programmes in the US is extraordinarily
“Energy-intensive industries, including food, paper, bulk chemicals, glass, cement, iron and steel, and aluminum, are the industries that use the largest amount of energy per unit of output and are the [...]
“These results are quite strange”, my colleague told me. He analysed some of the recent climate model results from an experiment known by the cryptic name ‘CMIP5‘. It turned out that [...]
Nothing in geology excites the general public like gold. Geologists, too, have devoted a lot of attention to the details of its geochemistry and the many specific kinds of gold occurrences to be found out [...]
Wooster Geologists [18:13:47]
recommend this post
(77 visits) category→science_technology KE,IL,JO
MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Today Yoav Avni and I drove south to meet an enthusiastic group of naturalists in Arava of the Jordan Rift Valley. The group is led by Dr. Hanan Ginat and consisted of a [...]
In August 1881 the journal “Science” published an article with a letter exchange by two amateur geologist – British Charles R. Darwin and the German Otto Hahn- discussing the possibility of [...]
Producers of high purity silica sand used to ship a few cars of sand at a time to glass makers. Now they are loading unit trains of sand going to oil field service companies. Related: What is Frac
Utah Geological Survey - blog [21:08:42]
recommend this post
(74 visits) category→science_technology
The most well-traveled tooth? One dinosaur tooth’s journey to modern day—a fun read. phenomena.nationalgeographic.com Last summer, while spending a day with paleontologist Joe Peterson and his crew at [...]
La visita de dos paleontólogos a clase es algo que no ocurre todos los días, y si además vienen acompañados de fósiles y pruebas relacionadas con los Dinosaurios, suele ser una jornada para recordar. Así [...]
Ha, I predicted this earthquake for last Christmas, although I thought the earthquakes were marching to the north, and not south. So, not much of a prediction...
The 'Long March" is the natural [...]
“Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered whether we might someday see a similarly extreme depletion of ozone over the Arctic.” Quoted [...]
Looking for Detachment [04:00:00]
recommend this post
(70 visits) category→science_technology US
Looking from just south of the Jessup exit toward the Humboldt Sink, during a wild windstorm.
The Humboldt Dike, a large gravel bar of Lake Lahontan more or less separating the Humboldt and Carson Sinks, [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [11:11:58]
recommend this post
(69 visits)
Das Deutsche Gipsmuseum und der Karstwanderweg e. V. weihen am
It occurred to me that Vancouverites might choke on their collective high fat and sugar breakfasts before their morning commute, when they read my 'predictions'. This should not be the case.
Geologists [...]
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [08:00:00]
recommend this post
(67 visits) category→arts_entertainment
Como siempre, seguimos acudiendo de forma religiosa a nuestra cita mensual con el mundo de la paleoilustración. Y puesto que desde Emily Willoughby no había vuelto a pasar una mujer por esta sección, es [...]
Geology for Global Development [11:00:17]
recommend this post
(66 visits) category→culture_politics AT
A couple of weeks ago we outlined the ways in which we will be participating in the EGU General Assembly taking place in Vienna next week. We’re currently asking a few of the GfGD team who are [...]
, der am häufigsten zu findende Haifischzahn am Gamighübel - Cenoman, oberes Cenoman (Dölzschen-Formation) - Ort: Gamighübel,
This Friday and Saturday DinoFest runs at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. There will be lots of kid and family-friendly dino-related events plus talks by:
David Evans
Steve Bissette
Mark Goodwin
[...]
Although production levels are low compared to other states, an small oil and gas boom is underway in New
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [03:15:24]
recommend this post
(64 visits) category→science_technology KM,GR
I spent a little while looking at today’s images from NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites with their amazing MODIS imager that sends back true colour images from an altitude of around 700 km. Here are [...]
Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [20:49:00]
recommend this post
(63 visits) category→arts_entertainment Jurassic; GB,US,AU
After 42 years and countless family photos, Blackgang Chine's much-loved 'Dinosaurland' is no more. The majority of the park's endearingly grotesque and climbable fibreglass creations have, alas, gone the way [...]
Memperhatikan perilaku Moeldoko dalam menggunakan jam tangan cukup menarik. Apalagi saat ini media Singapore cukup usil melihat merek jam tangannya. Saya malah tertarik apa iya Pak Moeldoko seorang penggemar [...]