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Saturday, 30 January 2016

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Chrysalis

Cambriangirl - Science! Geology! Writing! [15:38:26]

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I’m writing one-armed for fear of awakening the devil in my shoulder blade. Seriously, this devil wields my shoulder like a knife. If I could harness this power, I’m sure I could have been a fantastic performer for Cirque du Soleil. But real life has other plans, it seems. Ehlers Danlos is not an appealing

Published This Day (1868): Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication by Darwin

Palaeoblog [14:30:00]

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From Today In Science History: In 1868, Charles Darwin's book - Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - was published. He was 58. It is probably the second in importance of all his works. This was a follow-up work, written in response to criticisms that his theory of evolution was unsubstantiated. Darwin here supports his views via analysis of various aspects of plant and

Tiny M7 up near Alaska

Ontario-geofish [13:20:00]

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These are the big subduction zones of the world. Here, an M7 is like a 4 to us. A clean, gently curving zone probably means a 9+ every 800 years or so, just like Japan. This is at a weird corner, with [...]

Living the Dream, Day 4 – A Last Look at the Tapeats

WATCH FOR ROCKS - Travels of a Sharp-Eyed Geologist [03:58:22]

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Cambrian; US

We depart the Little Colorado in mid-afternoon of an early May day, continuing on Day Four of our excellent Colorado River rafting adventure. The sky that earlier teased us with [...]