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Monday, 03 August 2015
Exceptional Cambrian Fossils from Utah: A Window Into the Age of Trilobites
Utah Geological Survey - blog [23:34:20]
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Cambrian; US
mapstore.utah.gov Few places have a better fossil record of Cambrian life than Utah. In Exceptional Cambrian Fossils from Utah—A Window Into the Age of Trilobites, the authors present an exhaustive summary of invertebrate fossils collected from Utah’s Spence, Wheeler, Marjum, and Weeks Formations. The fossils include sponges, corals, comb jellies, snails, velvet worms, and of
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Kurzes Video der Stirnseite eines pyroklastischen Stromes, Sinabung, Indonesien
Der indonesische Vulkan Sinabung produziert immer wieder großartige Beispiele für pyroklastische Ströme. Einige hatte ich hier ja auch schon vorgestellt und beim letzten Mal noch angemerkt, dass die Meisten Videos den Strom aus der Totale aufnehmen, anstatt sich auf die Front zu konzentrieren. Und wie es so sein soll, gibt es auch aktuelle Aufnahmen von der Stirn eines Stromes, der sich laut der Beschreibung zum Video am 28. Juli ereignet hat. Auch wenn die aufgenommene Sequenz nur recht [...]Research Assistant Openings for Grad Students
The Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management at the Earth Institute is seeking several graduate-level research assistants for fall 2015, to assist with the program’s various research [...]Sandy’s Impact Lingers, Particularly for Children
Nearly three years after the Hurricane Sandy, a new survey of New Jersey residents finds lingering effects on the mental health of residents, particularly children, in the path of theBlog 1: Goodbye land, Hello Dramamine
WE'VE SET SAIL! readKölner Wissenschaftler könnten Rätsel um Absturzstelle von MH 370 lösen
Kölner Wissenschaftler könnten Rätsel um Absturzstelle von MH 370 lösen Entenmuscheln an Wrackteil von verschollener Malaysia-Airlines-Boeing entdeckt Auf der Insel La Réunion wurde am 29. Juli ein [...]Karstic scenery - modelling chemical weathering
Unforced variations: Aug 2015
This month’s open thread. A traditional time to discuss the Arctic sea ice minimum. But NH summer heatwaves, and to be fair, snow in the southern hemisphere, are also fairImaggeo on Mondays: The warming
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:57:53]
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CN,US
Events of meteorological significance, such as thunderstorms, hurricanes, cyclones, jet streams and global-scale circulations can be described by a general term: atmospheric dynamics. When it comes to it, [...]
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Geologist - Ore Petrology and Geochemistry
JOB DESCRIPTIONTwo research posts in Marine Mineral ResourcesNational Oceanography Centre, SouthamptonApplicants are sought for two post-doctoral research posts in marine mineral resourcesWe are seeking [...]The Fukaminato River landslide in Japan
Even better footage has now emerged of the Fukaminato River landslide in Japan, which appears to be occurring at the site of an old19th INQUA Congress in Nagoya-Japan
Paleoseismicity [05:18:01]
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Quaternary; JP
The 19th INQUA Congress in Nagoya has now finished. It was a great gathering of scientists working in Quaternary. Overall 1800 researchers from 69 countries participated. Early Career Scientists (ECR) had a [...]
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Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week
It's time to dust off the blog, but let's ease into it by renewing our committment to sharing all of the interesting things we see on Twitter every 7 days. Here's a global roundup. Continue readingMummified Brachylophosaurus Dinosaur Tail Fossil
Louisville Area Fossils [03:00:00]
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Cretaceous; US
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Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [22:50:00]
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Jurassic; DK,GB
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The Growing Groundwater Crisis
Groundwater is being depleted at alarming rates, not only in drought-stricken California, but around the world. When groundwater is depleted, it can take tens to hundreds of years to for it to reestablish its [...]Mudslide causes significant delays in Spanish Fork Canyon
ksl.com Heavy rain in Utah County led to a mudslide on U.S. 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon Sunday afternoon, the Utah Highway Patrol said. READAlberto Lucas Lopez
The Sykesville Formation, in 6 new GigaPans
Mountain Beltway [14:34:11]
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Ordovician,Cambrian; US,FR
As part of my work on the GEODE project, I’m always looking for good imagery to teach key concepts in geoscience. One important concept that I’ve been thinking about lately is the principle of [...]
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Geologist - Ore Petrology and Geochemistry
JOB DESCRIPTIONTwo research posts in Marine Mineral ResourcesNational Oceanography Centre, SouthamptonApplicants are sought for two post-doctoral research posts in marine mineral resourcesWe are seeking [...]Los mundos prehistóricos de Bernie Wrightson
Koprolitos [10:07:00]
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Jurassic; ES,BE,RU,US
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Vagabonding on Dangerous Ground: "This Dismal Forest Prison" and Other Problems Exploring the Northwest
The JR has Stairs
readMark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 8/3-8/9
Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week! Lecture – Hatshepsut: The Woman Who Would Be King By [...]Top concepts:
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