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Thursday, 23 April 2015

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A Teacher of Astronomy? Have we got a place for you! 

Geotripper [04:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (675 visits) info
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I don't know if astronomers love geology as much as a geologist like myself loves astronomy. But if you are a teacher of astronomy and you are good at it, have we got a place for you! Modesto Junior College has an opening for a full-time tenure-track astronomy-physics instructor. Just imagine working in our wonderful new Science Community Center! We also have one of the finest planetariums

The Society and The Map 

Geological Society of London blog [18:15:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (183 visits) info
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 GB
William Smith’s geological map of England and Wales turns 200 this year.  It was first published just eight years after the foundation of the Geological Society in 1807.  A copy of the map has hung on the wall of the … Continue reading

Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuations 

Volcano Science And News Blog [20:57:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (152 visits) info
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A long-dormant stratovolcano in Southern Chile, Calbuco Volcano erupted yesterday and last night with a small eruption at first, followed by a massive explosion. Several thousand people were forced to evacuate [...]

Salute to the techs! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [08:27:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (135 visits) info
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Today we are still waiting to get back to coring as the final stages of re-entering the hole after the casing is completed. This gives us the chance [...]

Fracking, Injecting and Quakes 

Seismo Blog [00:52:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
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De vuelta del XIII EJIP en Cercedilla 

Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [09:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (126 visits) info
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La semana pasada tuvo lugar el XIII Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores en Paleontología (EJIP para los amigos). Este año se celebró muy cerquita, en la madrileña localidad de Cercedilla. Parecería que, [...]

Geologic mapping projects funded 

Arizona Geology [00:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (115 visits) info
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The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) has  awarded the AZGS $170,940 to support geologic mapping near Oatman in Mohave County, Quartzsite in La Paz County, [...]

Impressão 3D 

Lusodinos- Dinossauros de Portugal [16:05:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
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Com o advento da tecnologia 3D, que inclui a digitalização com fotogrametria e impressão a três dimensões, a paleontologia pode dar grandes passos. Acabei de imprimir a estátua de Charles Darwin:Estátua [...]

Amazing Time-Lapse of Calbuco Volcano in Chile 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:54:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
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This video speaks for itself: Check out the image at sunset from the NY Times twitter feed. Also Andy Revkin has more info

Measure the thing you’re interested in 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [08:53:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
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The REF (Research Excellence Framework) is a time-consuming exercise that UK universities have to go through every few years to assess and demonstrate the value of their research to the government; the way [...]

For Lake Erie, Agricultural BMPs May Become Less Effective With Climate Change 

Lake Scientist [16:35:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (102 visits) info
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 US
Under future climates, agricultural best management practices (BMPs) will become more necessary to help reduce the nutrient inputs to Lake Erie. But according to a study led by scientists at[...] The post For [...]

Animals fifty million years into the future 

Earth Learning Idea [00:09:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (101 visits) info
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Pupils from Box School in Wiltshire, UK have been trying out the Earthlearningidea 'Fifty million years into the future; investigating how animals become adapted to their environments'.   Click here to see [...]

Calbuco erupts. April 22, 2015. 

volcanicdegassing [11:35:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (84 visits) info
Volcan Calbuco, which burst into eruption on April 22nd, is one of more than 74 active volcanoes in Southern Chile that are known to have erupted during the past 10,000 years. Unlike its photogenic neighbour, [...]

For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [00:44:58]  recommend  recommend this post  (52 visits) info
Trees are one extraordinary part of Earth. Check out these photos showing just how extraordinary they can be! news.nationalgeographic.com One of the most popular ways to celebrate Earth Day, on April 22, is to [...]

Two amazing video clips - Landslide and Volcanis eruption 

Geology in the West Country [18:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (143 visits) info
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Landslide in action in RussiaThe Calbuco volcano in Chile erupting in

Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [20:18:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
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Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures

Seattle Stream Names – Pt. 1 

New Stories in Stone [16:22:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
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 US
Look at early General Land Office maps of Seattle from the 1850s and you will find dozens upon dozens of streams. Look at a modern map of Seattle and you will find very few streams, yet at least 50 named [...]

The Earth on Earth Day 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [00:24:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info
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I remember very well watching the CBS Evening News 35 years ago on the first Earth Day. It was a major story, and I believe Walter Cronkite led the broadcast with it. We know a lot more about our planet now [...]

Born This Day: James Flavin 

Palaeoblog [16:03:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (111 visits) info
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image Flavin (May 14, 1906 – April 23, 1976) starred in his first film (The Airmail Mystery) in 1932. After that he played mostly supporting characters in nearly four hundred films between 1932 and 1971, and [...]

Department of Energy Report Calls for U.S. to Modernize Energy Infrastructure, Invest in Natural Gas Pipelines 

Mineral Law Blog [00:01:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (106 visits) info
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On Tuesday, April 21 the Obama Administration released the first Quadrennial Energy Review (“QER”) as a component of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.  The extensive report analyzes energy [...]

Stellungnahme Netzentwicklungsplan Strom 2024 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [13:30:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
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bis zum 15. Mai 2015 ist es möglich zum zweiten

Trek recall of 1,000,000 bicycles 

James’ Empty Blog [09:58:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
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Better late than never perhaps, Bikebiz reports that Trek has issued a 1 million bike recall notice relating to QRs loosening and causing crashes. There's still plenty of misdirection and obfuscation, of [...]

Sexual Dimorphism in Stegosaurus 

Palaeoblog [14:28:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (102 visits) info
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Evidence for Sexual Dimorphism in the Plated Dinosaur Stegosaurus mjosi (Ornithischia, Stegosauria) from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Western USA.. 2015. PLoS ONE Stegosaurs plates may have [...]

April 23, 2015 

Geology.com News [08:10:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (99 visits) info
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 US,CN
Oklahoma Geological Survey on Earthquake Swarms:“The majority of recent earthquakes in central and north-central Oklahoma are very likely triggered by the injection of produced water in disposal [...]

San Jorge contra el tiranosaurio 

Koprolitos [00:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
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Encontrado

Calbuco erupts. April 22, 2015. 

volcanicdegassing [11:35:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (23 visits) info
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Volcan Calbuco, which burst into eruption on April 22nd, is one of more than 74 active volcanoes in Southern Chile that are known to have erupted during the past 10,000 years. Unlike its photogenic neighbour, [...]
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