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Wednesday, 03 September 2014

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Teen Literacy in Nigeria is Lower in the North 

State of the Planet [23:42:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (707 visits) info
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 NG
In Nigeria, differences in adolescent literacy rates between states are striking—higher in the South and lower in the

Executives to Study Environment/Conflict Links: An Interview with Alex Fischer 

State of the Planet [23:39:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (166 visits) info
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Student demand, a surge in new ideas, and various partnerships with the Earth Institute at Columbia University have led to the new Environment, Peace, and Security Executive

Bizarre, Prehistoric Ratfish Chomped Prey with Buzzsaw Jaws 

Laelaps [21:09:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (191 visits) info
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Helicoprion had saws for jaws. That’s really all there was to the 270 million year old ratfish’s dental

M2.8 aftershock to Duncan earthquake 

Arizona Geology [20:20:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (214 visits) info
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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,

AWESOME vintage 1841 Forbes Echinoderm Plates via the Internet Archive Book Gallery! 

Echinoblog [19:44:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (172 visits) info
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 GB
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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 [...]

Is My Pet Healthy? Use These Tips! 

Bob Jamieson dot Net [18:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info
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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 [...]

Seattle Map 2: Seattle = Scandinavia 

New Stories in Stone [18:10:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (152 visits) info

 US,
As a researcher, one of my favorites sites to peruse is the ... [ continue

Survey Notes volume 26 number 3 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [17:36:03]  recommend  recommend this post  (168 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

POTD September 3, 2014: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [15:53:39]  recommend  recommend this post  (187 visits) info
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 Jurassic; US
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; © [...]

Seeing Stars with James Wooten: The Equinox Approaches 

BEYONDbones [15:27:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (164 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

GeoGeschichten 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [14:58:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (171 visits) info
Der Geologische Kalender der DGG erzählt 2015 Geschichten: Kosten +

Rugose corals in the Clearville member of the Mahantango Formation 

Mountain Beltway [13:20:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
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 Devonian; US
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 [...]

GeoCinema Online: Our changing Climate 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
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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 [...]

100 Great Geosites – voting is OPEN! 

Geological Society of London blog [11:07:47]  recommend  recommend this post  (158 visits) info
      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 [...]

Triceratops Cowbot 

Koprolitos [09:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (159 visits) info
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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 [...]

A Perspective on The Accuracy of Meteorologists 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [06:08:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

Mt Polley: The Scope of the Review Panel 

I think mining [03:42:16]  recommend  recommend this post  (199 visits) info
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 CA,US
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 [...]

Now hiring! GIS graduate student assistant 

Earth Sciences and Maps Library Blog [03:21:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (140 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

Here We Go Again: Yellowstone is Going to KILL US ALL! Wait a minute... 

Geotripper [01:19:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info
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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, [...]

Skeleton of dinosaur first unearthed 155 years ago now being excavated 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [00:49:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (157 visits) info
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 US
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 [...]

breakfast junk 

Accidental Remediation [00:05:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (183 visits) info
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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 [...]

Deep Bruce Thing throws me out 

Ontario-geofish [20:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (204 visits) info
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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 [...]

2015 Calendar of Utah Geology is here!! 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [19:49:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (153 visits) info
category→religion
 US,IN
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 [...]

Research Shows Dog’s Are Natural Magnet Sensors! 

Bob Jamieson dot Net [18:34:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
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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, [...]

Rift valley has formed south of the eruption in Holuhraun lava field 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [18:17:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info
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 KE
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 [...]

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Green Tea and Velociraptors [17:52:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (184 visits) info
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 GB
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 [...]

New paper on fossil plant from the Neotropics 

Caribbean Paleobiology [16:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (201 visits) info
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 Paleogene; GB,CU,CO,BR,PR,US,,EC,PE,PA,FR
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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. [...]

Bell congestion issue back - sync no surf 

Ontario-geofish [15:35:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (183 visits) info
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 [...]

Geosonnet 8 

Lounge of the Lab Lemming [15:18:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (204 visits) info
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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 [...]

Large cauldron has formed in Dyngjujökull glacier (south of current eruption) 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [14:33:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
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 KM
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 … [...]

Neutral Frack Waste - Part 2 

Ontario-geofish [13:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
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 Ordovician; CA
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 [...]

“Probably the most boring experiment ever”? No 

Through the Sandglass [12:20:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (796 visits) info
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” [...]

GfGD Conference – Selected Poster Abstracts (Part 1) 

Geology for Global Development [11:00:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (132 visits) info
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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 [...]

September 3, 2014 

Geology.com News [08:10:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info
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 AU,US,MT
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 [...]

UBC Opera at Bard on the Beach 

I think mining [05:52:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (137 visits) info
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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, [...]

Leperditia Giant Ostracod Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (149 visits) info
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 Silurian; IT,SE
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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 [...]

STEM & GEMS: Chemical Engineer Stevie Showalter Talks Nerdy To Us 

BEYONDbones [02:00:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (144 visits) info
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 US
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, [...]

Storia, genetica ed identità storica dei popoli: errori comuni, il "Caso Sardegna" e riflessioni sull'attuale (post "a due tastiere" con Francesco Saliola) 

scienzeedintorni [00:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info
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 MX,FR,IT,LV,UA,PH,CI,HK,LK,NL,US,ES,CR,DE,SY,CH,SI,GR,AU
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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 [...]

ESRI’s MOOC Going Spatial: Week 1 

Digital Geography [00:17:59]  recommend  recommend this post  (132 visits) info
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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 [...]

Small aftershock in Duncan area 

Arizona Geology [00:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (108 visits) info
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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 [...]
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