Helicoprion had saws for jaws. That’s really all there was to the 270 million year old ratfish’s dental
There was another measurable Duncan aftershock last night about 7p.m. The M2.8 followed a M2.6 event that morning. [Right, orange star marks epicenter. Credit,
This week's post is a bit late but trust me, you will LOVE THIS. Thanks to a new round of scanned images on Flickr via the Internet Book Archive (from the Internet Archive) a host of CLASSIC images from [...]
Most households have either a cat or dog if not both. They are by far the most favoured household pets to own and for the most part, people don’t just have one. They become integral parts of the family [...]
As a researcher, one of my favorites sites to peruse is the ... [ continue
Utah Geological Survey - blog [17:36:03]
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Current Issue Contents: • The Uinta Mountains: A Tale of Two Geographies • In Memoriam: Lehi F. Hintze • Students Fill the GIS Gap • The 2014 Crawford Award • GeoSights: Roosevelt Hot Springs [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [15:53:39]
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We can’t get enough of that jaw-dropping Utah geology—here’s another gorgeous photo to help kick off your Wednesday. Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen; © [...]
This month, Mars remains in the southwest at dusk this month as it pulls away from Saturn. Mars continues to fade a little each night as Earth continues to leave it farther behind. Mars is near Antares in [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [14:58:01]
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Der Geologische Kalender der DGG erzählt 2015 Geschichten: Kosten +
Here are some rugose coral fossils (along with some cross-sectioned articulate brachiopod shells) to be seen in the Clearville member (~80 feet thick) of the Mahantango Formation, exposed on the north side of [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:18]
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Welcome to the third instalment of Geocinema! The focus this week is on climate change and how it impacts on local communities. Sit back, relax and make sure you’ve got a big bucket of popcorn on the go, as [...]
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate their favourite geosite on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, email, snail mail or in person! We’ve done our very best to collect [...]
Diseño de camiseta del ilustrador John Sprenglemeyer (más conocido como Captain RibMan) para RedBubble. Enamorado de la ciencia-ficción y los dinosaurios, no ha dudado en mezclar estos dos universos en esta [...]
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [06:08:04]
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This is a guest post by Brad Panovich the Chief Meteorologist at WCNC-TV in Charlotte, NC I know what you are thinking. “Here we go another Meteorologist telling me how great they are”. That is not the [...]
The Tyee, a local Vancouver newspaper at this link, with some amazement recognizes with regard to the Morgenstern, Vick, and Van Zyl panel: In the probe the government has set up, there is mandated virtually [...]
Earth Sciences and Maps Library Blog [03:21:00]
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The Earth Sciences & Map Library is hiring a Graduate Student Assistant (GSA) to work on GIS projects in the library. To begin with the main focus will be on expanding the collection of datasets in our [...]
I'm going to start with the conclusion (I've highlighted some parts using the bold font):
Geological activity at Yellowstone provides no signs that a
supereruption will occur in the near future. Indeed, [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [00:49:19]
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fox13now.com The first dinosaur remains in Utah were discovered 155 years ago, but because of the difficult terrain the dinosaur had never been fully excavated. But crews are now working to complete the [...]
One of the signs I'm getting older is that I need to keep a better eye on my diet. Fast food does unpleasant things to my digestion. And I really can't deal with sugary breakfasts anymore. If I have a doughnut [...]
Dear Mr. Asmis,
The DGR Joint Review Panel has directed the Secretariat to advise you that the below submission will not be accepted or included in the public record. The Panel has made the following [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [19:49:56]
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The Utah Geological Survey 2014 Calendar of Utah Geology has arrived. The calendars are on sale for $4.95 each or $4.25 for orders of 10 or more at the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, 1594 West North [...]
As if dogs aren’t interesting enough, it has now been discovered that dogs have an ability to “read” magnetic fields. This magnetic field ability produces some interesting repetitive nature, [...]
Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [18:17:56]
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This information is going to get outdated quickly. This is current events in Báðarbunga volcano. Rift valley has formed south of the eruption. Part of this rift valley is not under the glacier. Most of this [...]
Green Tea and Velociraptors [17:52:57]
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Top scientific publisher chooses not to advance open access By Erin McKiernan, independent, and Jon Tennant, Imperial College London Access to research is limited worldwide by the high cost of subscription [...]
Caribbean Paleobiology [16:16:00]
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Yes, fossil plants! This is a first in this blog, which is otherwise, heavily biased towards marine tetrapods. However, that doesn't mean that when I do fieldwork I only focus on collecting fossil vertebrates. [...]
You will recall that a while ago I ran into this bug often. There is no support for Linux users. It's basically a congestion issue, if you run into congestion on the higher channels, the modem totally [...]
Lounge of the Lab Lemming [15:18:00]
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The sunset lion, as Britannia aged
Survived, with every man, the frigid waste.
Industrial hostility upstaged
The sanctity of souls, their wreck encased
In icy seas and grinding floes made cold
By deep [...]
Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [14:33:09]
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According to latest news a large cauldron has formed in Dyngjujökull glacier. The cauldron is about 1 km wide and it is deep (not sad how deep in the news). Glacier flood is to be expected soon! Along … [...]
Once you have your stress corrosion (sc) tester up and running, it is a simple matter to make the frack waste as neutral to sc as deep water. That should merely involve making it saturated in silica. The [...]
These images are from the November 1968 edition of the now sadly defunct Desert Magazine, a special on Death Valley. The “Riddle of the Racetrack” refers to the enduring mystery of the “sailing stones” [...]
Geology for Global Development [11:00:28]
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An important part of our annual conference is giving students and recent graduates the opportunity to present their work – through a poster and drinks reception at the end of the day. Last year we had [...]
Geology.com News [08:10:45]
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Evidence of a Great Tsunami in Malta Times of Malta Photos: Bardarbunga Eruption Time Landslide Exposes Graves in Spokane Spokesman.com Arizona Photos: U.S. 89 Landslide Repairs AZ Family Video: Eruption [...]
Monday night we went to the tents at Bard on the Beach to see Shakespeare’s Opera presented by students from the University of British Columbia. First a tail-gate meal in amongst the trees of chicken, [...]
Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]
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Here is a picture of a Leperditia ostracod fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in the Silurian Period (about 430 million years ago). Fossil [...]
Editor’s Note: As part of our annual GEMS (Girls Exploring Math and Science) program, we conduct interviews with women who have pursued careers in science, technology, engineering, or math. This week, [...]
scienzeedintorni [00:51:00]
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Un lettore di Scienzeedintorni ha posto una domanda a proposito del popolamento della Sardegna: ma è vero che esistono margini di rilievi genetici in comune tra i sardi, e i popoli del mare e soprattutto con [...]
After some uncertainty about the setup and the infrastructure of the first ESRI MOOC on the linkedin group and on the ESRI forum I was able to go through the first week of the ESRI MOOC today. So what you may [...]
A M2.6 earthquake on the Arizona-New Mexico border is likely an aftershock from the June 28, M5.3 Duncan earthquake. Because of it's small size and the limited seismic station coverage in the area, we [...]