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Wednesday, 07 January 2015
Darwin, Homo Sapiens And The Dinosaur Fossils
An excellent and recent Blog by RandomScientist on cloning brought to mind a thought. Einstein liked to do thought experiments. Let’s consider evolution as Darwin defined it as a species path towards perfection within a life-cycle niche for survival. Have you ever considered that man, as a species, has existed for less than a million years.A mafic sill in Antarctica
My friend and colleague Lauren Michel, the King Family Fellow at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, sent me this image from her recent trip to Antarctica: (click to enlarge) This is a beautiful example of a mafic igneous sill, probably of the rock known as “dolerite” (or diabase, to us Yanks). Lauren and I think it must be part of the Ferrar Large Igneous Province.Die Säulen der Schöpfung
Das Jahr 2015 markiert auch das 25-jährige Jubiläum des Weltraumteleskops Hubble. Und wie es bei Geburtstagen so üblich ist, gibt es auch Geschenke, wenn auch in diesem Fall etwas verfrüht (das Teleskop [...]Wind Chill Is NOT How Cold It Feels, But Bundle Up Anyway!
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [23:47:46]
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With wind chills almost certainly reaching -30 or lower across the Eastern U.S. tonight, I thought you might be interested in some information about what it does and does not measure. First of all, water will [...]
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The Paleontological Society’s Arthur James Boucot Research Grants 2015
WeBlog Aragosaurus [12:55:00]
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Devonian,Silurian,Ordovician; US
The Paleontological Society’s Arthur James Boucot Research Grants support early career paleontologists in the fields of morphology, taxonomy, and biostratigraphy, working on any taxa, preferably with some [...]
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Wrapping up the Field Season
Poland Township: un caso di sismicità indotta direttamente dal fracking e non dalla successiva reiniezione dei liquidi di flow - back
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Ordovician; GR,US,PL,IT
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Spain and Mt Polley
I have spent the past few weeks in Rota, Spain with my son and family. The sun shines on the house patio—most times. Athough some days the mist endures all day and it is cold. Today the sun [...]January 7, 2015
The Link Between Wet Soil and WeatherNASA M6.0 Earthquake and Aftershocks Shake New ZealandRadio New Zealand Shell Builds the World’s Biggest ShipBBC South Wales Caving Club Visits the Deepest Cave in [...]Lyons and Lions in Seattle
One of the most unusual building stones in Seattle is the Lyons ... [ continueWuthering heights
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JP,GB
Aerosol particles typically have short life spans in the atmosphere (days to weeks) but they can travel far and wide in that time. They can be lifted up to new horizons, higher and higher in the atmosphere. [...]
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Die Jagd nach den Mikroben
Ist der Bohrkern an Bord, fallen diverse Wissenschaftler über ihn her. Es wird fotografiert, magnetisch vermessen, radioaktiv durchstrahlt, mit Zahnstochern in ihm herumgestochert, ihm werden Proben entrissen [...]Charlie
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Dinosaur Tournament Season 3, Part 6
So today, I decided to make a dinosaur tournament with 16 dinosaurs. I want you to choose who you think will win in a fight out of the dinosaurs below. Pachyrhinosaurus VS Xenoceratops Cronosaurus VS [...]Syringopora hisingeri Coral Fossil on Stromatoporid
Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]
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Devonian; US
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GeoTalk: Stacia Gordon
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US,CN,BT,NO,PL,PG,TJ,GB,IN
Geotalk is a regular feature highlighting early career researchers and their work. Following the EGU General Assembly, we spoke to Stacia Gordon, the winner of the Tectonics and Structural Geology Division [...]
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Geology Word of the Week: I is for Ice
def. Ice: Water (H2O) in a solid state. When naturally occurring, ice is considered a mineral. There are many forms of ice: lake ice, river ice, sea ice, snow, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground [...]Copper prices at 4-year low
It’s a ruminant snout, deer
So the last couple of posts have been a bit of an eclectic mix of open access-y stuff and some of the research I’ve been doing on crocodiles as part of my PhD. This one is gonna be a bit of a change, [...]How to Pick up Pliocene Takeout
[Note: This post was originally published on January 7th, 2 million years before present.] I’m sure you knowBagaimana kalau harga minyak anjlok 20$/bbl ?
Sampai berapa ? How low can you go ? Bagaimana kalau harga minyak 20$/bbl ? Salah satu artikel yang saya baca dari media bisnis di UK mengatakan bukan hal yang tidak mungkin harga merosot hingga 20$. karena [...]Pegaster stichos A Cretaceous California starfish example of Paleo History!!
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Cretaceous; US,JP
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Am I following a cottonwood of the bitter kind?
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US,,CA
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A Stunning Photograph: No Human Has Seen Such a Thing
Los gouzous dinosaurianos de Jace
alternative Behandlungsmethoden haben einen negativen Einfluss auf Krebstherapien
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