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The unusual fossil above was collected by Megan Innis (’11) and myself in Mississippi during a May 2010 paleontological expedition with Caroline Sogot and Paul Taylor of The Natural History Museum, London. That splendid trip has contributed [...]
"The heights of our land are thus leveled with the shores; our fertile plains are formed from the ruins of the mountains."James Hutton, the Father of Modern Geology, 1788 In my first post on the Great Unconformity, Part I (here), I discussed [...]
Avulsion. For a geologist, it’s the process whereby a river escapes its channel, but for a lawyer it’s a doctrine – and a highly contentious one. On many occasions on this blog I have bemoaned the absurdities of coastal
John Bachner celebrated his 40th anniversary with ASFE: The Geoprofessional Business Association. He has worked tirelessly during that time to help geoprofessionals with the softer side of our business, including improving our writing, understanding [...]
El pantano del Purussaurus (The Purussaurus Swamp) [2014-02-01 10:14:00]
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Para esta entrada estoy reciclando material del trabajo final en un curso de herpetología que tomé en 2012. El animal del que hablo aquí puede resultar sorprendente e inusual para la mayor parte de las personas latinoamericanas e hispanoparlantes [...]
Besides the two special issues on tsunamis and paleoearthquakes that I’ve already blogged about, some more interesting papers on paleoseismology have recently been published. They deal with paleoseismology of the North Anatolian Fault, with [...]
Etna has kept up its pace as 2014 started, with new lava flows in the Valle del Bove. This image was taken just before that eruption began, but clearly shows the row of active craters on the summit ridge (including the New Southeast
You could be dancing a Dollu Kunitha in Karnataka, or a Kpanlogo in Ghana, or a samba in Rio. Dance is integral to most cultures, and it’s also a social and fun way to improve physical fitness. It can help prevent cardiovascular disease and [...]
Today Joel Gill (GfGD Founding Director) continues his live reporting from Guatemala, whilst undertaking interdisciplinary field research relating to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction. This fieldwork forms part of a NERC/ESRC funded [...]