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Monday, 23 May 2016

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Aprendiendo Geología en una escombrera 

Investigación GeoPaleoBiológica en Somosaguas [23:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info
category→science_technology
 ES
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Esta mañana tocaba que los excavadores que nunca habían participado antes en una campaña de Somosaguas realizasen una inmersión total en el contexto geológico del yacimiento. Para ello vino Omid a contarles todos los aspectos relevantes de la estratigrafía y la cartografía geológica del área. Y como ha dado la casualidad de que hoy todos los excavadores eran novatillos, pues nosotros (que

New papers on paleoseismology in the Tien Shan 

paleoseismicity.org [23:36:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (213 visits) info
category→science_technology
 KG,KZ
Between 1885 and 1938, the northern Tien Shan at the border between present Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan experienced a remarkable series of five major earthquakes, exceeding M6.9 and reaching up to M ~ 8 (1885 Belovodskoe M6.9, 1887 Verny M7.3, 1889 Chilik M~8, 1911 Chon Kemin M8, and 1938 Kemino Chu M6.9). Combined, the seismic moments add up to almost moment magnitude 9, which is a significant amount of strain released in roughly 50 years and across an E-W stretch

Making the fieldwork count 

Magma Cum Laude [22:34:39]  recommend  recommend this post  (219 visits) info
category→science_technology
I’m in the midst of preparing for field work, and it got me to thinking about the public perception of how geologists do research. A lot of us probably extol our chosen profession because of the [...]

UPC Season 1 (FINAL SCHEDULE) 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [21:28:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (125 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
 IN
Sorry for changing it so much, but this schedule is final. Para vs Alberto will be fight 1 of season 2. Other than that, request away. #1: Veterupristisaurus milneri vs. Ostafrikasaurus [...]

History of Greenland snowfall hidden in ancient leaf waxes 

AGU Meetings [17:41:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (180 visits) info
category→science_technology
 GL,US
The history of Greenland’s snowfall is chronicled in an unlikely place: the remains of aquatic plants that died long ago, collecting at the bottom of lakes in horizontal layers that document the passing [...]

"untrue" that excessive calories caused obesity 

James’ Empty Blog [15:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info
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So according to the National Obesity Forum (as reported by the BBC), it is "untrue" that excessive calories caused obesity. There's usually a gram of truth underlying each new bit of dietary [...]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moving images – Photo Contest 2016 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:30:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (156 visits) info
category→recreation
 GT,ID,GB,US,MY
Since 2010, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has been holding an annual photo competition and exhibit in association with its General Assembly and with Imaggeo – the EGU’s open access image repository. [...]

Deutsche Rohstoff: Hammer Metals führt Kapitalerhöhung über AUD 1,2 Mio. durch 

Rohstoff Blog [11:36:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (167 visits) info
category→business
 DE,AU
Heidelberg/Perth. Hammer Metals, an der die Deutsche Rohstoff mit 15,51% beteiligt ist, hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass sie eine Kapitalerhöhung

VS Anatomy 

Koprolitos [10:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (139 visits) info
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 US
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Traemos de nuevo a Koprolitos un diseño de camiseta del estudio DoOomcat, formado por la pareja de ilustradores canadienses Alison Acton y Jim Charalampidis. Ya vimos por aquí uno de sus diseños para [...]

Which Are Older? Lakshadweep Islands Or Andaman Nicobar Islands? 

Reporting on a Revolution [08:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (191 visits) info
category→science_technology
 Quaternary; IN
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A friend asked me this question: Which formed first, Andamans or Lakshadweep? My answer was- Lakshadweep islands as a system of living coral atolls etc is a Holocene system (past 12 thousand  years). These [...]

Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 5/23-5/29 

BEYONDbones [03:00:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (159 visits) info
category→recreation
Last week’s featured #HMNSBlockParty creation is by Makinley (age 9):  Want to get your engineering handwork featured? Drop by our Block Party interactive play area and try your own hand [...]

Where The Fault Lies 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [01:26:22]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info
category→religion
 US
Rural students in America who want a good education have a steep mountain to climb. Rural areas are generally poor, conservative, and tend toward fundamental religious beliefs, and this is turning out to be a [...]

The unquiet corpse of Ingelfinger is still shambling around, smashing up science 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [22:24:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (182 visits) info
category→science_technology
It’s very doubtful that Franz J. Ingelfinger ever intended the rule named in his honour to prevent online preprints — after all, such things didn’t exist when he introduced his [...]

No Bones About It: Forensic Workshop Provides Evidence for an Awesome New CSI Summer Camp 

BEYONDbones [20:10:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (190 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, we understand the value of education, as it is an integral part of our overall mission. The value placed on education extends to museum employees as well. Whether [...]

How To Tell If Your Fossil Is Real Or A Resin Replica 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [16:10:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (183 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
Here is an easy test to see if it’s resin. First, select a small spot on the tooth that is not easily visible. Then, take a needle or thin nail (6p or so) and, using pliers, heat it in a flame until it [...]

Events in Panama created our modern world 

Geology in the West Country [12:43:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (167 visits) info
category→recreation
 PA
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Rock Explorers for young children 

Earth Learning Idea [11:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info
category→culture_politics
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The new ELI today is part of our series ELI Early years, 'Rock Explorers; putting rocks into families'. As Rock Explorers, pupils investigate a variety of rocks and sort them into groups. The activity includes [...]

Deutsche Rohstoff: Hammer Metals führt Kapitalerhöhung über AUD 1,2 Mio. durch 

Rohstoff Blog [11:36:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (80 visits) info
Heidelberg/Perth. Hammer Metals, an der die Deutsche Rohstoff mit 15,51% beteiligt ist, hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass sie eine Kapitalerhöhung

Upper Arroyo Viejo: My first Oakland fossil 

Oakland Geology [09:03:39]  recommend  recommend this post  (204 visits) info
category→science_technology
 Cretaceous,Jurassic; US
Two weeks ago I wrote about the upper part of Arroyo Viejo, in Knowland Park, and said that I hadn’t walked the whole section exposed along the stream. Soon afterward I returned there and did the deed. I [...]

Pele is a Capricious Goddess...Part Three, a Precious Gift from a Mysterious Woman 

Geotripper [06:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (204 visits) info
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One of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life I've been celebrating my impending return to the Hawaiian Islands by revising and expanded a few posts I did in 2009 about the volcano goddess Pele, and my [...]

Geochemists know preparation is key 

Wooster Geologists [02:30:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (158 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
San Diego, CA – While the University of San Diego celebrated their commencement, we commenced lab work on the Black Mountain Project. We began by drying and sieving the soil samples that we collected [...]

Arizona legislative session had big impact on geology 

Arizona Geology [00:19:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (167 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
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