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The third in a series reporting on the Water Environment Federation’s annual technology conference. Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Monday was, for many people, the first day of the conference. That being the case, the first agenda item of … [...]
Die NASA hat ihre neue Mars-Mission gestartet. Eine Trägerrakete vom Typ Atlas V mit dem Forschungsroboter “Curiosity” an Bord hob heute planmäßig um 16:02 Uhr MEZ vom Weltraumbahnhof Cape Canaveral im US-Bundesstaat Florida ab.Nach [...]
There are various mounts of this giant pterosaur around the world. I’ve seen versions in Germany and Mexico and I know of a couple of others that are out there. I have even managed to get one photo on the Musings before, but usually the things [...]
All in all, it’s been an abrasive week. No, I’m not referring to my day job, but rather an emerging theme that started with my last post on the stories of three indefatigable women and a mystery Gobi sand.
I have heard it said that sometimes the most exciting moments in science are when you look at something and say “that’s odd!”. I had one of those moments today. I have been working on the paper from my post-doc research this week, and the [...]
The webcomic xkcd, helps map geeks figure out the keys their personalities in this awesome comic about map projections. It's kind of a Cosmo quiz for map nerds:
What your favorite map projection says about you
Original post blogged on [...]
Just a few of our favorite wedding dresses from Jesus Peiro 2011 collection. It’s hard to pick favorites here! Above, strapless ballgown; below, off-shoulder gown in mermaid silhouette.3/4 sleeve dress with elongated bodice and scoop neck.Dress [...]
The blogosphere is abuzz with the appearance of a second tranche of the emails stolen from CRU just before thanksgiving in 2009. Our original commentary is still available of course (CRU Hack, CRU Hack: Context, etc.), and very little appears to be [...]
The Earth Sciences and Map Library will be closed for Thanksgiving from Thursday, November 24 through Sunday, November 27. Additionally, the library will close early, at 5pm, on Thursday, November 23.Regular semester hours will resume on [...]
Manchmal ist das Glück den Paläontologen wirklich hold, und sie bekommen Fossilien in die Finger, welche ihnen weit mehr erzählen als andere. Ein gutes Beispiel ist der Fund der sogenannten "kämpfenden Dinosaurier". [...]