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Friday, 12 September 2014
Mazon Creek: The Forest In Stone
Mazon Creek, Braidwood, IL Pennsylvanian Period Approximately 300 million years ago (mya) Background history on Carboniferous Illinois: Days lasted an estimated 22 hours A year was estimated to be 398 days long Mazon Creek is one of the world’s most well known fossil hunting site with some of the most beautifully preserved fossils on the globe. Most of Mazon Creek’s fossilsHurricanes make no headway against Mr. Arctic Vortex
Current status on Bárðarbunga volcano at 19:30 UTC
This information is going to get outdated quickly. Current status on Bárðarbunga volcano There are now two lava lakes (at least) in the fissure that has been erupting in Holuhraun. The eruption has not yet [...]How to Recycle an Ichthyosaur
Whales have very active afterlives. Once they settle on the ocean bottom, their bodies become both food andMineralització tipus red-bed cuprífer a Coll d'Oriol (Baix Llobregat)
Bárðarbunga Volcano Disrupting Other Volcanoes?
Tungnafellsjökull volcano rumbles, Askja volcano quakes, and Herðubreið shakes. What is going on in Iceland? Bárðarbunga's new activity and magma intrusion does indeed seem to be 'squeezing' [...]19th September - Two Somerset Quarries
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Lake Erie Data Buoy Tracks Algal Blooms For Researchers, Gibraltar Island Residents
A new research buoy deployed on Lake Erie is monitoring algae concentrations in the wake of the Toledo drinking water ban, according to the Toledo Free Press. Scientists with Ohio[...] The post Lake Erie Data [...]8. EUROSOLAR-Konferenz
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With body spry, tail curly, This mammal showed upFriday fold: Quartz vein in Catoctin Formation, Point of Rocks, Maryland
I took this image in 2005, when I was working up a geologic history of the C&O Canal National Historical Park. It’s a vein of quartz, gracefully folded within the Catoctin Formation. The exposure is [...]Friday Fact – 12 Sept 2014
The most common causes of tsunamis are earthquakes that move the ocean floor. However large landslides can also cause tsunamis. The tallest tsunami ever recorded occurred due to a landslide in Alaska. The wave [...]XI Concurso de Postales de Dinosaurios 2014.
Encontrados en Salas de los Infantes (Burgos) fósiles de helechos semi-acuáticos de hace 130 millones de años.
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zu erkunden als spektakulären Aufschluss unter fachkundiger Führung: Wann: 21.09.,Juropeltastica, un escarabajo derodóntido del Jurásico de China
Nos enteramos por una noticia de China Internet Information Center (11-9-2014) de la publicación de un nuevo escarabajo del Jurásico de Daohugou: Juropeltastica. Holotipo y único ejemplar conocido de [...]
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September 12, 2014
Seismic Gap May Be Filled With An Earthquake Near Istanbul MIT News Top 10 Natural Gas Consuming Nations Exploration World Measuring the Distance to Pleiades National Radio Astronomy Observatory A Surge in [...]Brazil Tailings Failure: More Information
A little bit more on the failure of that tailings facility in Brazil from some-one on the ground: The accident was in a very small mine close to Belo. It was an old tailings dam that was not supposed to be [...]Bryantodus mundus Conodont Fossil
KEDAULATAN dan KEMANDIRIAN energi
“Kedaulatan” ; Ini berhubungan dengan penguasaan, tata kelola, kontrol, dan pemanfaatan (alokasi). “Kemandirian” ; Ini berhubungan dengan penyediaan dan pemakaian, produksi, daya [...]Special presentation this Friday of Paleontological GSENM discoveries
The BLM will be hosting a special dinosaur presentation tomorrow, September 12, at the GSENM Visitor Center in Kanab, Utah, at 7pm. Read for more info, and what to expect at this special event! sunews.net On [...]Status update on Bárðarbunga volcano at 22:11 UTC
This information is going to get outdated quickly. Eruption in Holuhraun continues and there are no signs about it ending any time soon. Lava lake has formed in one of the south crater according to the news [...]L'orsa Daniza: considerazioni su una vicenda iniziata male e finita peggio
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The Largest Land Mammals/ The Probosideans, The Deinotheres Or The Indricotheres?
The Indricotheres are often referred to as the largest land Mammals that have ever lived, however, there might be another contender that deserves this title. The Probosideans. Although today the African [...]Oklahoma M3.7 earthquake, back to the first mechanism
Deutsche Rohstoff: Rückkauf von Anleihen
Heidelberg. Die Deutsche Rohstoff AG hat von ihr begebene Schuldverschreibungen (ISIN DE000A1R07G4, WKN A1R07G) in einem Volumen von nominal 4,93 Millionen Euro zum Marktpreis zurückerworben. Die Transaktion [...]Giant swimming dinosaur
The Future Of This Blog
After being on hiatus for quite awhile I have been feeling the urge to write again. A large part of the reason for the hiatus was frustration at obtaining the science articles on the subjects I wanted to write [...]Friday Rocks: Photo in the Field
I thought I’d try something different this week, at least different for ... [ continueConference Registration
One week to go… RegisterWhat’s your favorite soil?
Question: What’s your favorite type of soil and why? Before getting too far into this question, I think it’s important to note that there are different ways to look atA dark future sprouting from sealed soil
Every year in Europe, soils covering an area larger than the city of Berlin are lost to urban sprawl and transport infrastructure. This unsustainable trend threatens the availability of fertile soils and [...]Geosciences Column: Adapting to acidification, scientists add another piece to the puzzle
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In the latest Geosciences Column Sara Mynott sheds light on recent research into how ocean acidification is affecting the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. The findings, published in Biogeosciences, [...]
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Sandstein-Platten und ihre Eigenschaften Ob mediterran oder modern, ob dezent oder eher kräftig – Sandstein-Platten sind alles, aber nicht langweilig. Immer nur gelb und rot? Von wegen! Auch [...]GfGD Conference – Skills for Sustainability
A core part of our upcoming conference programme is a session on ‘Skills for Sustainability.’ At our conference in 2013 we introduced a range of ways by which geologists can support the fight [...]Science
Devonochonetes coronatus Brachiopod from the Silica Shale
Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: The mysterious Paleozoic encrusters Ascodictyon and Allonema
The above pair of fossils are small sclerobionts commonly found on hard substrates in shallow marine sediments through much of the Paleozoic, especially the Silurian and Devonian. Paul Taylor and I have [...]Geosynthetics in Mining: Conference Wrap-Up
We have just finished the InfoMine Conference on geosynthetics in mining. I think it was a success although I had better await the evaluation forms before coming to definitive conclusions. The proceedings [...]Seven chihuahuas who just found out World Trekkers: Mexico is tomorrow night at HMNS
Friday, September 12 we’re heading south of the border for World Trekkers: Mexico! From vibrant music to stunning vistas, ancient ruins to delectable treats, Mexico’s rich history and cultural traditions [...]Spinosaurus: This dinosaur’s weird body was built to swim
A strange dinosaur from the time of it’s discovery—the Spinosaurus fossils were strewn across two continents. Now that all of the parts have been reunited, scientists find that this animal may be the [...]Paleontologists resume excavation work that began 155 years ago
A historical dinosaur dig begins again after 155 years. Read more about the team, and what they’re finding! moabtimes.com The remains of Utah’s oldest-known dinosaur are hidden so far out of the way [...]Top concepts:
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