Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [23:08:00]
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(191 visits) category→arts_entertainment
Following Niroot's previous post, we have at least* 2 copies of Dave Hone's new book, The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, to give away. The book is a superb examination (a chronicle, if you will) of the science surrounding that very sexiest of theropod clades, the tyrannosauroids. Highly accessible and yet detailed and comprehensive with it, The Tyrannosaur Chronicles has plenty to offer for dinosaur enthusiasts of every stripe. It's been met with a flurry of positive reviews, to which we will [...]
Views of the Mahantango [21:01:00]
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(176 visits) category→science_technology Ordovician; US
As I was driving through Oklahoma, on US 177 south of Sulphur, I approached a large roadcut and stopped to investigate. This roadcut had been a target of mine when I was planning my trip. It appeared to be exposing Ordovician aged rocks and my research told me that the cut exposed the Viola formation which overlies the Bromide formation. Having never sampled either unit I was hopeful to find some fossils. Here is a panorama of the east side of the cut, North is to the left. Click the picture [...]
Video über den Lavasee des Vulkans Masaya in
Washington, D.C. – Policymakers are moving legislation that could help thwart a potentially catastrophic threat of which we know very little. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Cory Booker [...]
I put this on the main blog, instead of just my geotechnical collection because it is so hilarious. Remember calculus on how long it takes to empty a bucket with a hole in it? This is much worse as they [...]
Historische Bohrergebnisse mit hohen Kupfer- und Kobaltgehalten Heidelberg/Perth. Hammer Metals, an der die Deutsche Rohstoff mit 15,51% beteiligt ist, hat
Thanks to the fast advances in technology, we have now the ability to take very high definition photos in the deep sea. The quality of these images is so high that it is possible to identify any organism big [...]
Credevo che l'apice della mia carriera fosse stato quando Neptunidraco fu commentato sulla Gazzetta dello Sport (devo recuperare quella pagina, da qualche parte).
Poi è arrivato questo: un mio studio [...]
by Ruth Cañas Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. The modern American holiday of [...]
Lusodinos- Dinossauros de Portugal [11:07:00]
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(165 visits) category→science_technology UM
Hoje é lançado um livro infantil sobre dinossauros, o "Alberto no Mundo dos Dinossauros" escrito por Cidália Fernandes e Fedra Santos.Trata-se um um livro em que a personagem principal, um menino chamado [...]
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [09:12:00]
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(110 visits) category→science_technology ES
Se acaba de publicar recientemente (muy recientemente, de hecho: finales de esta semana pasada) la versión online de un estudio llevado a cabo por investigadores del Grupo de Biología Evolutiva de la UNED, [...]
The Landslide Blog [08:35:24]
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(187 visits) category→recreation Ordovician; US,CA
The 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides will be held in Roanake, Virginia in June 2017, hosted by the AEG and the Canadian Geotechnical
Buildings account for almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and the U.N. Environment Programme projects that if we continue with business as usual in the building sector, these emissions will [...]
One of the earth’s newest islands exploded into view from the bottom of the southwest Pacific Ocean in January 2015, and scientists sailing around the volcano this spring have created a detailed map of its [...]
By Allison Mitchell, Wildlife Conservation Biology Assistant, Geoscientists-in-the-Parks (GIP) Participant After I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, I focused all my efforts on finding a [...]
Is it an album cover for a 1980s hair band, or a thin section micrograph of precious minerals? A model of ice streams in glacial lakes, or a 3D laser light show from a dance club? This past week at the third [...]
The Arizona Legislature last night approved SB1530, the Agency Consolidation bill, with significant floor amendments. The bill has been sent to the Governor for approval.
The original budget bill zeroed [...]
Historische Bohrergebnisse mit hohen Kupfer- und Kobaltgehalten Heidelberg/Perth. Hammer Metals, an der die Deutsche Rohstoff mit 15,51% beteiligt ist, hat
WeBlog Aragosaurus [15:14:00]
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(123 visits) category→recreation FR,ES,TR,US,MX
Una “mirada geológica” para descubrir este fin de semana el paisaje aragonés, navarro y riojano de la mano de expertos de la Universidad de Zaragoza, del Instituto Geológico y Minero y de Dinópolis. [...]
The San Diego Natural History Museum is looking to hire a Lead Fossil Preparator. Position Summary:The Lead Fossil Preparator is responsible for overseeing and conducting all laboratory based preparation of [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:09]
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The EGU General Assembly was bigger than ever this year. Over 16,500 people attended more than 500 sessions. Although many sessions featured policy-relevant science, the short course entitled ‘Working at [...]
El ilustrador norteamericano John Sprengelmeyer es el creador del cómic "Captain RibMan" junto al guionista Rich Davis. La historia trata sobre un antihéroe con el que parodian los clásicos tebeos de [...]
This month’s open thread. Usual rules
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:08:49]
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(135 visits) category→science_technology US
My colleague Ty Butler did an excellent piece on our air (WBOC TV Eastern Shore of Maryland/Delaware) tonight about the recovery of the Chesapeake Bay grasses. This is really good news, and a sign that the [...]