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Friday, 29 May 2015
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Physics - The Very Large Carbon Cycle - Part 2
Actually, I perpetrated a well-accepted myth in Part 1. The atmosphere could not be all methane before photosynthesis, there had to be a lot of co2, otherwise no oxygen. Whoops, I must add a footnote. *The Galactic Seeders are something I came up with to define the jump from organic soup to DNA. We await the coming of the quantum computer DARWIN2 to figure out the evolution of soup.Memorial Day Floods: a natural phenomenon
Flooding changed the face of Houston Monday and Tuesday, turning the peaceful bayou into a raging torrent swelling beyond its banks, spilling over major highways and washing into communities where it did its [...]EXP-355: Thrusters Up! On the way to Mumbai, India
Finally, Expedition 355 after completion of its eight weeks of sediment and basement coring in the Laxmi Basin (Eastern Arabian Sea), we have started [...]POTD May 29, 2015: Newspaper Rock petroglyph panel along Indian Creek, San Juan County, Utah
Newspaper Rock petroglyph panel along Indian Creek, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Adam Hiscock; ©GeoEd: I’m a Geoscientist 2015
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [17:48:09]
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Imagine a talent show where contestants get voted off depending on their skills in their area of choice. Then imagine that this talent show is populated by geoscientists with school students voting them off [...]
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Friday fold: Hayward neighbor
The Friday fold is some crumpled sedimentary rock near the Hayward Fault inA shrinking Mercury is contracting in unexpected ways
A global survey of the largest, most prominent fault scarps has revealed some unexpected wrinkles in the way Mercury hasImpact factors
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Volcano Science And News Blog [09:19:00]
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Hot on the heels of the eruption of Mt Ontake, Japan has had another eruption from one of its many active volcanoes. Mt Shindake volcano on Kuchinoerabu island erupted just hours ago, sending ash high [...]
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May 29, 2015
High-Tech Photography Reveals Faded Rock ArtNational Geographic Alrosa Unearths 78.02-Carat Diamond at MirMining.com Northwest Territories Has Massive Shale Oil Potential that Could Rival the BakkenMining.com [...]Grand Canyon Field Institute 10-Day Colorado River Rafting Trip - Part 1 Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch
Earthly Musings [06:19:00]
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Permian,Triassic,Carboniferous; US,AU,IN
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Alaska Sees Earliest 90 Degree Temperatures On Record
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From climate.NOAA.gov today: This temperature map of Alaska shows the unusual warmth on May 23, 2015, at 2 p.m. local time in Fairbanks. Based on NOAA’s Real-time Mesoscale Analysis data, it shows air [...]
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Have we reached Peak Megajournal?
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [21:01:15]
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[I am using the term “megajournal” here to mean “journal that practices PLOS ONE-style peer-review for correctness only, ignoring guesses at possible impact”. It’s not a great [...]
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Physics - The Very Large Carbon Cycle - Part 1
I've been writing about very large Earth physics, with energies far above anything that puny Man can do. It is the height of conceit to think we are influencing any of these things. Today's lecture is the [...]Bogenschießen in Zeitlupe
Grand Canyon Field Institute 10-Day Colorado River Rafting Trip - Part 2 Phantom Ranch to Diamond Creek
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Cambrian,Carboniferous; US,TH
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Views of strong shaking in Nepal and what they teach us
When the ground shook throughout Nepal in April, it was neither predicted nor surprising–the paradox of inevitable but chaotic large earthquakes within well known seismic zones. Though warnings of [...]What’s up? The Friday links (81)
There are articles to read, videos to watch and positions to be found: paleoseismology of Chilean turbidites, lake sediments investigated near the North Anatolian Fault, indoor footage of the Gorkha Earthquake [...]Punk Momma Stegosaurus
Panic Caused Over Supposed Imminent Earthquake In CA By Blogger Dutchsinse
One of the very reasons I began my blog was to bring you no-nonsense news on geological and volcanic events, sourced with good references and links, and an attention to detail. The catalyst for this was a [...]Moments from South Africa...
Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Petrified conifer wood
This is one of the most beautiful fossils in Wooster’s teaching collections. It is a polished section of petrified wood. It has vibrant colors and exquisite detail, as you’re about to see. [...]Top concepts:
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