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Wednesday, 06 April 2016

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Does Pollution Regulation Kill Jobs? Lessons for China from the U.S. 

State of the Planet [19:59:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (199 visits) info
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The problem of air pollution in China continues to reach new heights. To combat the problem in any real way stringent regulation is needed. A new paper from Columbia University’s Earth Institute finds that this can be done without hurting job

rotkehlchen bad 

drip | david’s really interesting pages... [19:45:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (144 visits) info
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The unique artistic talents of Darren Naish: the whiplash tail of flagellicaudatan sauropods 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [19:36:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (168 visits) info
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Building on the pioneering work of Myhrvold and Currie (1997), Darren Naish (circa 2003) conceived a theory of sauropod defence that has not been as widely accepted as he might have hoped. Sadly, other [...]

Arizona Oil & Gas Conservation Commission continued for 6 years 

Arizona Geology [18:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (128 visits) info
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Gov. Doug Ducey signed SB1059, continuing the Arizona Oil & Gas Conservation Commission for 6 years, until July 1, 2022.  The Sunset Review panel had originally recommended an 8 year continuation but the [...]

rotkehlchen 

drip | david’s really interesting pages... [17:11:35]  recommend  recommend this post  (145 visits) info
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Getting to the Root of How Earth’s Massive Coal Seams Formed 

Laelaps [13:00:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (679 visits) info
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Writing about science is a tightrope walk. You can practice as much as you want, and during preparation you have lifelines in the form of editors and experts you can phone for answers, but in the end [...]

Levenea subcarinata pumilis brachiopod from the Bois d'Arc formation of Oklahoma 

Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (137 visits) info
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One of the more common brachiopods that I found in the Bois d'Arc formation is Levenea subcarinata pumilis. It is similar to Rhipimelloides oblata except for a few key features. The hinge line is wide and [...]

Crinoid Fossil Forest Revisited! 

Echinoblog [06:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (694 visits) info
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This week I thought it would be fun to revisit the wonderful world of stalked crinoids!  I've previously looked at photo galleries of deep-sea living stalked crinoids here and a few from the Hawaiian Okeanos [...]

Nano Keeps on Slipping, Slipping… 

The Bite Stuff [02:40:33]  recommend  recommend this post  (194 visits) info
So much has been written about Nanotyrannus, a catch-up article is hardly necessary. Indeed, many have been written, some published. The history of the name, and of the specimen that underlies it, is [...]

Supernovae-Explosionen in der Nähe der Erde 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [19:22:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (160 visits) info
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Galaktische ArchäologieWissenschaftler erforschen, wann Supernovae in der Nähe der Erde explodierten Eine unter Astrophysikern lange ungeklärte Frage ist gelöst: Wann und wo sind Sterne in jüngster [...]

Research Summary: Diel Surface Temperature Range Scales With Lake Size 

Lake Scientist [18:41:11]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info
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Abstract Ecological and biogeochemical processes in lakes are strongly dependent upon water temperature. Long-term surface warming of many lakes is unequivocal, but little is known about the comparative [...]

Playhouse Creatures, the Q 

Lounge of the Lab Lemming [16:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (255 visits) info
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EGU 2016: Follow the conference action live! 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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 AT,ES,CN
Last week we shared a post on how you can keep up to date with all the science being presented at the General Assembly via our social media channels. This week we share with you how you can tune into the [...]

Brute Force (1914) 

Koprolitos [08:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (122 visits) info
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En 1912 el director norteamericano D. W. Griffith, considerado por muchos autores "El padre del cine moderno", estrenaba el cortometraje "Man's Genesis", coincidiendo con la publicación de la novela "The Lost [...]

An Ocean Mystery 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:41:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (132 visits) info
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A little science mystery for you. Look at this image above (Courtesy Climate Central in Princeton). Why is the water south of Greenland getting colder/not warming, while its warmed dramatically elsewhere?? [...]
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