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New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..
Monday, 16 May 2016
Investigación GeoPaleoBiológica en Somosaguas [23:55:00]
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(107 visits) category→recreation ES
Parece que no podíamos aguantar más... Ya hacía un año que no excavábamos en Somosaguas, y nos sentíamos inquietos en nuestras vidas académicas por la falta de actividad excavdora. Y las dos semanas de lluvias contínuas que previamente nos habían tenido encerrados en nuestros cubículos también nos habían afectado.
Pero ya estamos aquí, nuevamente, un año más iniciando la campaña de
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [23:12:56]
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(148 visits) category→science_technology US
April 2016 was the hottest April ever measured, and it broke the old record by a record amount. So did March, and so did February. Look at the image below, from the Twitter account of Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf at the Uni. of Chicago. It’s been so incredibly warm so far this year, that there is now a 99% chance that 2016 will become the new hottest year on record. If
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [21:10:24]
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Go home Eremotherium laurillardi, you are drunk.
New Orleans and surrounding areas continue to sink at highly variable rates due to a combination of natural geologic and human-induced processes, a new study finds. The observed rates of sinking, known as [...]
Geology in Motion [19:02:43]
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(269 visits) category→science_technology BD,US,
Rickshaw drivers in rain in Dhaka. Image from CNN article referenced. CNN reports that the number of people being killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh has increased dramatically: last Thursday [...]
Alright, so this involves Fight 4 of Season 1 in that I don’t like doing well known dinosaur fights (i.e. trike vs t-rex) so I am changing it to Kryptops palios (originally going to be Suchomimus [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:03:27]
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(166 visits) category→recreation US,CN,
Yosemite’s Half Dome stands, majestic, over a granite dominated terrain in the Yosemite Valley area; one of the most beautiful landscapes in northern America, and arguably, the world – it is also an [...]
Two new videos have appeared on Youtube, one showing an earthmover destroyed by a landslide and the other a Himalayan debris
Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]
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(144 visits) category→arts_entertainment Cretaceous; US,IE
This is the pelecypod Neithea texanus from the Duck Creek formation of Texas. I found it in a creek in North Texas last fall. It looks very similar to a scallop but this particular specimen is missing the [...]
Fraudulent mining schemes are "alive and in good standing" according to an article, "Recent Arizona Mining Scams," by W. Scott Donaldson, in the May issue of Arizona Attorney magazine.
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Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [01:16:56]
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(234 visits) category→science_technology US
Some very wise words at the commencement today at Rutgers University, and while I suspect that a large majority of younger folks understand this, it’s worth sharing. “Facts. Evidence. Reason. [...]
We have added a suggestion to our Magnetic Earth activity. This idea uses a sponge ball globe instead of Plasticine.
Click here to see the original Earthlearningidea.
We have also added some photos to the [...]
When you walk into the museum store, you may notice the elaborate display wall at the entrance. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look with our Creative Merchandising Director on how it all comes together. This [...]
Geological Society of London blog [18:12:36]
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(170 visits) category→science_technology GB
Everyone has heard of the Natural History Museum - but did you know there are more than 250 geological collections across the UK? Continue reading
The Masters of Public Administration in Development Practice "offered a program that allowed me to explore potential paths in a career of development by having the flexibility to connect the dots with my [...]
Mountain Beltway [12:27:38]
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(164 visits) category→science_technology Silurian; US
Over the weekend, my wife and I took a walk with our son at the Storybrook Trail, an accessible trail with a fine overlook to the east over the Page Valley. There, the Massanutten Sandstone shows a bunch of [...]
Now that Boris Johnson has finally Godwinated the EU referendum debate I don't need to discuss that, and can talk about this instead. Though actually, it's about at the same intellectual level as Johnson's [...]
Last week’s featured #HMNSBlockParty creation is by Charlie Bartley (age 8): Want to get your engineering handwork featured? Drop by our Block Party interactive play area and try your own hand [...]
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