The Sojus TMA-13M started on May 28th 2014 from Baikonur to bring the German Alex Gerst, the Russian Maxim Surajew and the American Reid Wiseman to the ISS (International Space Station). Besides the task of the crew to make some experiments etc. on ISS, they show the public how vulnerable and beautiful our blue planet is. There are different ways they try to do it: Regular public calls and interviews to the crew members bring the earth population in contact with the members. If you’re [...]
This information is going to get outdated quickly. About how I work my data I do all my data work in my head. Since I don’t have the computer power or the programming skills do so in normal … [...]
Kronosaurus vs Brygmophyseter
Kronosaurus- Kronos lizard
Kronosaurus by Dmitry Bogdanov, via Wikimedia Commons
Fighter Size-
10.5 meters long and 15 tons
Weapons-
3 meter jaws, teeth(up to 6 [...]
So it turns out that Doctor Who is quite popular - who'da thought? As such, there was much demand for a second instalment of The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (1976), featuring everyone's favourite Doctor* - the [...]
Remember, this is the earthquake that I caused by visiting the Bay Area for a day. :) It was an M6 strike-slip earthquake, which shouldn't cause any damage in California, but it did, simply because there [...]
In recent years, benthic macroalgae have become increasingly abundant in nearshore areas of the Laurentian Great Lakes, frequently forming nuisance blooms and mats of dead and decaying algae that harbor[...]
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Antonio Jordán University of Seville, Spain Description Wet forest soil surface after a rainfall simulation experiment in Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain. When pores are saturated with water, [...]
Geology for Global Development [11:00:17]
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Over on our Facebook page, we’ve recently been publishing a series of images showing some of the likely highlights of our annual conference next week (Friday 19th September, tickets still available). [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [09:48:43]
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Grenzgang führt die moderne Schatzsuche durch Köln: Wann: 19.09.2014, 17
Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]
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After M. mucronatus, the next most common species of Mucrospifier in the Silica Shale (Devonian, Givetian stage) is M. prolificus. It has a somewhat ornate shell exterior like M. mucronatus but the interarea [...]
So, over the weekend, the livestream of Okeanos Explorer briefly mentioned and entertained the idea that they might head back to Indonesia for a revisitation of their inaugural expedition from 2010! (The [...]
Setiap mendiskusikan shale gas, para eksplorasionis lebih banyak berbicara sisi potensi gas ini yang sangat besar dan tersebar di beberapa cekungan. Posisi shale gas yang tersebar itu berbeda dengan gas [...]
After months of sitting idle, Seattle’s multi-million dollar tunnel boring machine, Bertha, ... [ continue
Picture by Ragnar Sigurdsson / Artic Images.com. Soil banks show the former appearance of areas with dwindling vegetation and soil cover. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com (there is [...]
Geologists and students: I want to personally invite you and your colleagues to the September 18, 2014 AEG-BWH meeting featuring David Spears, the State Geologist of Virginia. His topic is one that every [...]
huffingtonpost.com It’s been a big week for ginormous dinosaurs. First, one group of scientists announced they had uncovered one of the largest dinosaurs known to man, and now another has [...]
The vast caldera of the Yellowstone
Erupts siliceous ash from time to time.
It’s far from the Cascade subduction zone
Therefore, a mantle plume’s the suspect prime.
But magma conducts electricity
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Geological Society of London blog [14:22:01]
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One of our nominated 100geosites took centre stage yesterday at the British Science Festival, as Professor Vincent Gaffney and colleagues unveiled the latest from the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, led [...]
Have you dreamt of a richly-illustrated, geology-themed superhero comic for kids? One that not only gets the science right, but encourages great study habits, turns ordinary encounters into...
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WeBlog Aragosaurus [10:33:00]
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XXV Jornadas Científicas de la SEDECK. Cantabria 2014Grandes Cavidades del Alto Asón y GándaraRamales de la Victoria (Cantabria), 26 al 28 de septiembre de 2014Lugar:Salón de Actos de la Oficina de [...]
En Wonder Woman #90 (DC Comics, mayo de 1957) la Mujer Maravilla era desafiada por el maloso de turno a... cuidar de tres bebés. ¿Que vaya un reto chorra para una supeheroína? A ver, que eran bebés de [...]
A Ruby Deposit in Greenland ? BEMining Corundum: The Mineral of Ruby and Sapphire Geology.com Plate Tectonics on Europa ? NASA Iceland’s Volcano Under Northern Lights Time Dreadnoughtus: The Largest [...]
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [06:26:36]
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The Audubon Society has released a well done report about climate change. Part of their report is a great piece by NY Times Dot Earth blogger Andy Revkin (Click the image below to read it). One thing worth [...]
Here is a picture of two ammonite fossils Subptychoceras yubarensis and Gaudryceras sp. at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed at the time of the [...]
Utah Geological Survey - blog [01:34:08]
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Edited By: John S. MacLean, Robert F. Biek, and Jacqueline E. Huntoon This CD contains 35 geological papers and 2 road guides describing the geology of Utah’s Far South. The papers are arranged by [...]