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Friday, 30 August 2019

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Job announcements! 

Deutsche Quartärvereinigung [12:28:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (630 visits) info
The new Cluster ROOTS – Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies in the frame of the German Excellence Initiative explores social, environmental, and cultural processes that have substantially shaped past human development (and which are still active today). Research is organized in six research units (i.e. subclusters) covering six foci: (1) Environmental hazards and impacts; (2) Dietary intake and disease; (3) Knowledge production, technology, and [...]

Celebrating Flight 

Fossils and Other Living Things [18:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (621 visits) info
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Flight.  My summer has been dominated by consideration of the beauty and challenges of flight.  In typical fashion, in this post I have awkwardly juxtaposed two interests of mine.  So, at its end, this post dashes from dragonflies to biplanes.  Be warned.Inspired by the exquisite photographs of dragonflies taken by a friend, I’ve spent far too much time this summer in pursuit of these insects with little to show for the effort.  Dragonflies are members of the Odonata order, along with [...]

Los dinosaurios digitales de Mike Winkelmann 

Koprolitos [14:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (170 visits) info
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Mike Winkelmann (a.k.a. Beeple) es un diseñador gráfico de Charleston (South Carolina, Estados Unidos) especializado en una gran variedad de trabajos digitales que incluyen cortometrajes o loops para VJs. [...]

We need to talk about teratorns 

markwitton.com blog [11:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (161 visits) info
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Very awesome take on the teratornithid Teratornis merriami by Charles Knight. Like virtually all illustrations of teratorns, the implication of this image is that Teratornis is a scavenger, arriving to [...]

ANDROGYNOCERAS OF YORKSHIRE 

ARCHEA [07:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (147 visits) info
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A stunning example of the ammonite Androgynoceras from the Yorkshire Coast, England. This beauty is in the collection of the deeply awesome Harry Tabiner

Small earthquake swarm on Reykjanes ridge 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [19:49:03]  recommend  recommend this post  (124 visits) info
During the night of 30-August-2019 an earthquake swarm took place on Reykjanes ridge. Close to 69 earthquakes took place and largest earthquake had a magnitude of 3,0. Other earthquakes were smaller in [...]

“Exceptionally rare” skull puts new face to human origins 

Geology in the West Country [18:18:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
"Exceptionally Rare" Skull puts new Face to Human Origins This story has appeared everywhere in the last few days so here it is again! A near-complete skull of the species Australopithecus anamensis was [...]

Albertella helena Trilobite Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [06:25:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (102 visits) info
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Here is a picture of an Albertella helena trilobite fossil. The fossil was found in the United States and dates to the Cambrian Period. It was on display at Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano (Milan [...]

Merk Celana Jeans Pria yang Awet 

Why I hate Theropods [04:44:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (75 visits) info
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Celana jeans merupakan salah satu model celana paling populer di belahan bumi. Maka sudah pasti ada banyak sekali merk celana jeans untuk pria. Mulai dari brand ternama hingga model model kw nya bertebaran di [...]

A Dwindling, Dying Dead Sea: A Call for Restorative Action 

State of the Planet [15:35:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (53 visits) info
Saving the Dead Sea will require political will, changes in industry best practices, and coordinated restoration efforts in a region that is notorious for its lack of

Australopithecus anamensis; a face to fit the name 

earth-pages - Research News from the Earth Sciences [18:57:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info
Learn at Earth-logs how the story of hominin evolution has changed significantly after the discovery in Ethiopia of a stunning new australopithecine fossil.

Back to the Future: How HMNS readied itself for the 21st Century 

BEYONDbones [17:50:33]  recommend  recommend this post  (148 visits) info
Between the years 1989 and 2009 the Houston Museum of Natural Science greatly expanded its footprint across the Houston-area, furthering its mission beyond its Hermann Park location in very ambitious ways.  [...]

2nd to 8th September 2019 

Geology in the West Country [18:36:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (139 visits) info
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS 2nd to 8th September 2019 THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON [...]

Stromboli in bester Form 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [09:30:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
Gestern Abend steigerte sich die Tätigkeit am Stromboli deutlich. Aus 2 Schloten feuerten kontinuierliche Eruptionen. Ein Lavastrom floss aus dem nordöstlichen Schlotbereich über die Sciara del Fuoco. [...]

Watercolors: stress-free and unstructured 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [13:08:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
Watercolor Wednesday continued for the second week with energy levels a little lower than before. The students, instructors, science party... Read more

Magnetic and true north coincide! 

Geology in the West Country [18:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (94 visits) info
Magnetic and true north coincide! This is of no great importance but I thought you might like to know. At some point over the next two weeks, compasses at Greenwich will point true north for the first time [...]

Team Deciphers Sea-Level Rise From Last Time Earth’s CO2 Was as High as Today 

State of the Planet [17:00:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (61 visits) info
In a coastal cave off Spain, scientists have found evidence showing that more than 3 million years ago, when temperatures were similar to those projected for the end of this century, sea levels were as much as [...]

Friday fold: Calafia State Beach 

Mountain Beltway [13:09:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (49 visits) info
The Friday fold is a guest contribution to "Mountain Beltway" from the manager of the AGU Blogosphere, Larry O'Hanlon. It shows apparent crumpling of a few sedimentary layers at the toe of a soft sediment [...]
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