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Thursday, 14 May 2020

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C19 Update with Connecticut

Seismos [20:38:00]

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Connecticut is an interesting case. With a population of 3.5M (about the same as Arkansas) there are 3125 C19 deaths to date (compare Arkansas with 97). Of course the first thought is population density: Connecticut at 741/sq.mi and Arkansas with 57/sq.mi for a ratio of 13, but the C19 death ratio is 32. Something else going on here.2020-05-14 USA Estimated C19 Deaths Jun 1: total = 109,058 daily= 980 Jul 1: total = 129,834 daily= 467 Aug 1: total= 140,059 [...]

A New Primer on Climate Change Science

State of the Planet [19:08:59]

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A new primer lays out the basics of climate science in compact

Tree-Watching and Spinning Birds

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [18:56:00]

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Among its many lockdown articles, The New York Times featured one last week that I think might be of interest to fellow tree-followers: “7 Tips for Watching Birds During the Spring Lockdown” by David [...]

Pterosaur corner

earth-pages - Research News from the Earth Sciences [14:30:37]

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Read about this at Earth-logs Maintenance of Earth-pages has stopped. If you wish to continue following reports on significant research developments in Earth science you can register as a follower of my new [...]

Nothing Has Really Changed (Poorly Drawn Dinosaurs)

Koprolitos [10:59:00]

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REALMENTE, NADA HA CAMBIADOVIÑETA 1- ¡Colega! ¡Mira esto!65 MILLONES DE AÑOS DESPUÉS Nueva entrega del webcómic "Poorly Drawn Dinosaurs", creado por Henrik Tomenius, en la que vemos cómo después [...]

2019 in review: advances in marine mammal paleontology

The Coastal Paleontologist [08:19:00]

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Oi, it's been a long time since I've done this. We're five months late here, but let's just say 2019 was not a great year for me professionally and it's taken me about a year to mentally catch up, accept [...]

Earliest direct evidence of plate motions

earth-pages - Research News from the Earth Sciences [14:33:17]

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Prescher, 1957. Die Niederschönaer Schichten - #ebook

kreidefossilien.de [14:22:00]

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Hans Prescher, 1957. Die Niederschönaer Schichten der Sächsischen Kreide. Mit einem Anhang: Erläuterungen zur Karte des Cenomans und Turons im sächsischen Elbtalgebiet. Freiberger Forschungshefte: [...]

Greenops sp. trilobites from the Moscow formation

Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]

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Greenops sp. is a commonly found trilobite at Deep Springs Rd. and I have a number of specimens. I have left the ID at the generic level as I need to study the features that differentiate the species from one [...]

Edible Archaeology: Excavate a Chocolate Chip Cookie

BEYONDbones [00:02:26]

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Archaeologists keep careful records, as do all scientists. One important way to keep track of their work is by mapping where each artifact is discovered before it is carefully removed. First, gather your [...]