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Monday, 28 December 2015

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Freeport's Executive Chairman resigns 

Arizona Geology [23:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (123 visits) info
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Freeport McMoRan's founder, James R. Moffett, is resigning as Executive Chairman of the Phoenix-based copper and gold company, according to news reports.   The Wall Street Journal said  "Moffett served as chief executive of the company and its predecessors between 1984 and 2003. He co-founded McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. in 1969 and lead its eventual merger with Freeport Minerals Co. In 1988,

Need a Good Password? Here’s Help from a Sixth-Grader 

State of the Planet [23:11:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (202 visits) info
It’s cheaper than a couple of subway rides, more powerful than almost any hacker (except maybe the NSA). And, if you think about it, not so hard to

Monday Geology Picture: Aulacephalodon Selfie 

Georneys [21:53:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (179 visits) info
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 ZA,IN
This week’s Monday Geology Picture is an aulacephalodon selfie that I took with the aulacephalodon model that is on display in the Geology Department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. [...]

Academic resolutions and improvement as a moving target 

The Contemplative Mammoth [21:01:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (99 visits) info
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Some of the best aspects of academic jobs can also be the most challenging: Deadlines are often self-imposed. We have to juggle a wide range of tasks each day that often involve mental gymnastics in order to [...]

James Lawson's PALEO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 

Palaeoblog [20:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (155 visits) info
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Head's up that you can now order the brand-new, definitive collection of James Lawson's PALEO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (2015, Dover Graphic Novels). It features two collaborations between Jim & Steve [...]

Vom Bergbau, Waldrodung und Umweltzerstörung 

Geschichte der Geologie [19:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
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 DE,IN,US,IT
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"Mögen die Menschen und Maschinen für ihre Sünden Gnade erfahren."The Animatrix (2003) Jede Zivilisation, ob sesshaft oder Jäger-Sammler, schädigt oder verbraucht die natürlich vorkommenden [...]

Gift to a friend 

Seismos [17:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (140 visits) info
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Sunny Antarctica 

Earthly Musings [17:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (147 visits) info
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 Cretaceous,Jurassic; BE,US,
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Before I ever had a chance to visit the Antarctic Peninsula, a fellow naturalist said to me, "When you go, may you have a sunny day in the Lemaire Channel." I never forgot those words and in my 28 trips here [...]

River of Rock 

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [16:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info
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 Neogene,Paleogene; GB,US
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Strolling down a river ...Our fall was unprecedentedly mild—so much so that on December 9, I returned to the Pawnee Buttes in northeastern Colorado (see recent geo-challenge) to hike to the crest of [...]

Born This Day (1894): Alfed Sherwood Romer 

Palaeoblog [14:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
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”Romer (Dec. 28, 1894 – Nov. 5, 1973) was director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University until his retirement in 1961 and was one the singularly most influential vertebrate [...]

The Happy Happy Shake Meter with Magnetic Pulse Technology 

Ontario-geofish [14:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info
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 US
This will be name of my new accelerometer with a compass chip.  Right now I'm like millions at Christmas, and got my Raspberry Pi 2 up and running.  I'm waiting for my breakout board with a dozen projects. [...]

The best of Imaggeo in 2015: in pictures 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [11:30:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (205 visits) info
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 Jurassic; JM,AT,CH,US,ES,CN,IL,DE,AF,AR,KM,FR,GL,NO,SJ,UZ,
Last year we prepared a round-up blog post of our favourite Imaggeo pictures, including header images from across our social media channels and Immageo on Mondays blog posts of 2014. This year, we want YOU to [...]

Cladoconchus Coral Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (208 visits) info
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 Carboniferous; US
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This image is of a Cladoconchus sp. coral on an unidentified crinoid fossil. It was found in the New Providence Formation (Keokuk) of Scott County Indiana USA. These creatures existed in the Mississippian [...]

Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 12/28-1/3 

BEYONDbones [03:00:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (156 visits) info
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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! Last week’s featured #HMNSBlockParty creation is by [...]

Academic resolutions and improvement as a moving target 

The Contemplative Mammoth [21:01:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (285 visits) info
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Some of the best aspects of academic jobs can also be the most challenging: Deadlines are often self-imposed. We have to juggle a wide range of tasks each day that often involve mental gymnastics in order to [...]

Storm runoff could help replenish dwindling California aquifers 

AGU Meetings [20:56:35]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info
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Depleted groundwater supplies in the parched state of California have left many communities scrambling to secure water for the future. Now, researchers have a plan to recharge groundwater aquifers in Santa [...]

2015 in Review 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [20:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (174 visits) info
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 Jurassic; CA
We have not done any proper navel-gazing posts here in a while, and with a new year on the calendar about to flip over, it's a good excuse to do it. InterviewsI love doing interviews, and this year I conducted [...]

A Special Project, and a Chance to Double Your Impact 

State of the Planet [18:26:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (150 visits) info
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As 2015 comes to a close, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Earth Institute's many partners, friends and supporters who help make our work possible. In honor of the final year of the [...]

Primera circular de las XXXII jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología 

WeBlog Aragosaurus [17:44:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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  Ya ha salido la primera circular de las XXXII jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología se celebrarán en la localidad de Molina de Aragón (provincia de Guadalajara) que se van a celebrar en [...]

Parts of Sierra Nevada Mountains more susceptible to drought than previously thought, study finds 

AGU Meetings [16:40:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (175 visits) info
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Particular areas in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains have a high capacity to store water but are more susceptible to droughts than previously thought, new research finds. In the new study, scientists [...]

Corona Heights Fault, San Francisco 

Mountain Beltway [16:07:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info
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 US
At the end of the AGU Fall meeting, Callan visits the Corona Heights "mirror" fault, renowned for its gorgeous slickensides. Explore the site in photos in

Special Earthlearningidea Fairytale 

Earth Learning Idea [14:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (143 visits) info
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To celebrate this holiday season, we have published a special ELI geological fairytale, 'Once upon a time, long, long ago . . . ' This is 'a once a pun a time geological tale' and pupils can groan loudly at [...]

Filter Feeder Was the First of its Kind on Earth 

Laelaps [13:00:35]  recommend  recommend this post  (119 visits) info
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Medallion-like creatures were among the first to filter food from the

Tony Sarg, a la sombra del dinosaurio 

Koprolitos [10:32:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
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No todo son dibujos animados en el mundo de la animación. Seguro que todos habeis visto los filmes con muñecos de Aardam o los recortables de South Park. Estos últimos tienen sus raíces en el primitivo [...]

Bizarre December Weather Continues 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [03:08:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (224 visits) info
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 US
  The Garland, Texas tornado (on Boxing Day) has been rated EF 4 with winds around 200 mph. The Doppler radar network now using dual polarization made it possible to know that the tornado was on the [...]

How Low Can We Go? 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [00:19:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (271 visits) info
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The goal of expedition 360 is to drill hole U1473 as deep as we possibly can in the two months we have onboard the JOIDES Resolution. Our target is [...]
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