Geology in Motion [21:36:26]
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(131 visits) category→science_technology Triassic; US,AU,VU,PH,
From CNNFrom WikiFirst of all, where is and what is Vanuatu? It's an island nation of volcanic origin in the South Pacific some 1000 miles east of northern Australia. If you subscribe to the USGS earthquake notification system, you'll see a lot of alerts about earthquakes near Vanuatu. 65 of Vanuatu's 82 islands are inhabited. The islands are steep, prone to landslides and slippages, and there is little permanent fresh water. The shorelines are rocky and drop quickly into oceanic depths because [...]
Forests are a critical component of ecosystems, and the effective management of this natural resource is a topic of great concern to sustainable development and humanity. On March 7, Ralph Schmidt, former director of forest programs with the United Nations Development Program, led a seminar on sustainable forest management for Earth Institute students and
Tomorrow is Pi Day, a slightly silly recognition of the special number that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. But it’s not just any Pi Day, it is the Pi Day of the century! Because [...]
I must apologize for not posting much around here as it's been a very hectic beginning of 2015. So, I'll just skip ahead a bit.
About to speak at the Washington Section meeting.
At the end of February I [...]
Up until a few days ago, I had never heard a blue whale. I wasn’t even aware they
The Big One covered the news this week – didn’t you notice? We’re back with news and links on the long-term erthquake forecast for California, the reawakened Oklahoma faults, the UN Disaster [...]
Why are we studying the mountains by drilling into the
"Antropocene" è il termine (molto di moda) col quale si vuole intendere una "nuova" Epoca geologica, successiva all'Olocene nel quale - finora - eravamo abituati a collocare il presente. Le argomentazioni [...]
Liberty, Equality, Geology [14:01:40]
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Which one isright, rock or monolith? whatever. In this article you will see some of the largest amazing monoliths. Some researchers define monolith as a stand-alone rock without associated with other mountain [...]
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [12:54:52]
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In 2012, Matt and I spent a week in New York, mostly working at the AMNH on “Apatosaurus” minimus and a few other specimens that caught our eye. But we were able to spend a day at the Yale Peabody [...]
¿Es un pájaro? ¿Es un avión? ¡No! Es... ¿¿PTERANOMAN?? Este improbable personaje creado por Don Simpson hizo su debut en Shell Sock, una antología de las Tortugas Ninja publicada por Mirage Studios [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [08:18:10]
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Dipl.-Lök. Karsten Schacht organisiert: in Kooperation mit dem Bayerischen Staatsministerium
Reawakened Oklahoma Faults Could Produce Larger Future EventsUnited States Geological Survey Teachable Moments in Earthquake ScienceIncorporated Research Institutions for Seismology What I Do as a Research [...]
Here’s a photo of a peaceful sunrise at the Desert Studies Center to let our WOODS friends know that our thoughts are with them.
Fossils and Other Living Things [03:19:00]
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On November 4, 1862, in northwestern Arkansas, Union Private Robert T. McMahan wrote in his diary:Day pleasant and we drilled twice. Shall like the artillery service well. Ground more or less [...]
The Arizona House Committee on Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 1200 on Monday, March 16, in hearing room HHR1 in Phoenix at 2 p.m.
SB1200 transfers the former [...]
The Sustainable Development Spring 2015 workshop briefings will take place on Friday, May 1, 2-4 p.m. Join us at Lerner Hall, Room 569. Here is a sneak peek of what’s happening with the ongoing capstone [...]
Am nächsten Freitag, den 20. März 2015 kommt es zumindest für uns in Mitteleuropa zu einer bemerkenswerten partiellen Sonnenfinsternis mit einem Bedeckungsgrad von 60 bis 85%. Wenn man sie als totale [...]
By Jessica Sotomayor Norman Shafto, is a current senior student of the undergraduate sustainable development major program. What drew you to the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development? What most [...]
Since the dawn of mankind, I imagine we’ve gazed
In wonder and awe at the sky’s starry crown;
More recently, we have been deeply amazed
By the long-obscured, staggering view looking down
To the depths [...]
The volcano may seem creepy history especially if you look at history of Pompeii, Krakatau and others. But do not get me wrong because the volcano is one of the most preferred tourist attraction because the [...]
Caribbean Paleobiology [14:55:00]
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It was late January, when, alongside some of my colleagues from Vertebrate Paleontology, we headed north towards California's Central Valley, leaving behind the heavy traffic and skyscrapers of LA. More [...]
As part of the Workshop in applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis, students in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program are partnering with the Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) to help address [...]
Hace cuatro años escribí sobre Terry Pratchett en este mismo Blog. Hoy, por desgracia, vuelvo a hacerlo.
Ayer Terry Pratchett murió.
Todos los que le leíamos sabíamos lo enfermo que estaba. Todos [...]
Over the last two days a massive and very spectacular landslide has developed in a reinforced slope at the end of the runway at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West
Views of the Mahantango [08:01:00]
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(146 visits) category→science_technology Paleogene; US,NO,CN,,IN
The fossils that are found in the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota always grab my eye when the I see them. Usually I see a piece of brown-tan shale with a Ginkgo leaf impression on it and I'm [...]
Wooster Geologists [06:50:08]
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It is my pleasure to introduce a new Silurian crinoid genus and species: Velocrinus coniculus Ausich, Wilson & Vinn, 2015. The image above is a CD-interray lateral view of the calyx (or head), with the [...]
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:59:31]
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Trying to define pornography, a frustrated U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once famously declared “I know it when I see it”, and perhaps you can say the same thing about critical [...]
I stumbled upon this very cool program/opportunity.
The AAPG PROWESS Committee has a subcommittee, Pioneer AAPG Women, dedicated to honoring pioneering women of the energy industry. They are planning a [...]