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Zip on over to HMNS Sugar Land on Friday for a members-only viewing of Zula Patrol: Mission Weather 

This weekend, explore the weather phenomena that rule our planet this Friday, April 26 at an exclusive members’ event at HMNS Sugar Land. Learn all about the forces behind the weather with the Zula [...]

Russia to Establish Air Base in Belarus 

Russia plans to deploy fighter jets in Belarus this year and eventually establish an air base in the former Soviet republic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. The moves would increase [...]

Review of the State Geothermal Data project 

It's snowing here in Denver, where the US Dept. of Energy's annual peer review of funded geothermal projects is underway. AZGS manages the $22 million "State Geological Survey Contributions to the [...]

Vintage Dinosaur Art: more from The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs 

Yes, it's back! After the rapturous reception it received last time, a return to the glorious How & Why Wonder world seemed absolutely necessary - vital, even. This was, after all, the "terrible, terrible [...]

Crónica Natura 2013 

Ha sido para nosotros una experiencia muy gratificante, realizar talleres en la feria de Primavera de Natura 2013. Los talleres de formación de montañas, y el Cuentacuentos La Historia de Lucy, han contado [...]

'Living fossil' Coelacanth genome sequenced 

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The Gold Price Plunge 

The price of gold has dropped over $200 in the past week. An article on the New York Times website reviews gold price trends for the past two years and explores factors that might be causing the current price [...]

The Great Horned Owl 

The Great Horned Owls are back in the neighborhood. I hear them, but can rarely see them because they are masters of camouflage (see photo at the end of this post). They have a distinctive sound – a loud [...]

A Look at America’s Water Infrastructure: Case Studies of Key Challenges 

Introduction and Case Studies by Melissa von Mayrhauser, Nelson E. Dove, and Sammy Roth. America’s strong water infrastructure has been key to its success as a nation. The country’s ability to control [...]

Return to the Outdoor Lab 

Two years ago, I took a trip to the Phoebe Hall Knipling Outdoor Lab, which is Arlington, Virginia’s outdoor education facility in the Pond Mountains (southern continuation of the Bull Run Mountains), on [...]

Como se forjó la teoría de Extinción de los dinosaurios por parte de un meteorito 

La Extinción de los dinosaurios es uno de los debates científicos que más interés ha despertado en el público general. Dos son las razones, una es la fascinación que nos producen estos animales, y la [...]

Platystoma gastropod from Iowa 

My friend Nathan gave me a bag full of fossils from the Lime Creek formation (Devonian, Fransian stage) that he collected at the Fossil and Prairie Park Preserve near Rockford, Iowa. Included in the sample [...]

Camisetas dinosaurianas en Lefties 

Se acerca el veranito y las tiendas de ropa renuevan sus colecciones para adaptarse a la nueva temporada. En el caso de la tienda Lefties, podemos encontrar estos dos modelos de camiseta para chica con [...]

Happy Earth Day! Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3... 

Happy Earth Day, everyone! Students and teachers across the U.S. have been working hard all year, we’re all tired, and it’s so [...]

The intrusion of nature 

This morning, I found myself mesmerised by this astounding video of an avalanche in the French Alps, courtesy of Kyle House: Avalanches de printemps An appropriate demonstration on this Earth Day of the power [...]

Raven Camp 

Raven dominate the Kangerlussuaq landscape. Perhaps it is their deep ebony color and solid frame, or perhaps it is the white stillness of winter with little else but humans moving about, but whatever the cause [...]

Híncame el diente... Sinosaurus 

No es tan difícil el saber de alguien al que por alguna razón (traumática) el Ratoncito Pérez le haya cambiado algún diente por otro objeto de sentido variopinto. A decir verdad, la pérdida de estos más [...]

Rostende Ur-Ozeane durch Bakterien 

Geomikrobiologen der Universität Tübingen finden Hinweise wie Mikroorganismen die weltgrößten Eisenerzvorräte gebildet haben. Wissenschaftler der Universität Tübingen können erstmals aufzeigen, wie [...]

Kind of surprising M4.5 earthquake in NE Hungary 

Last night (22:29 UTC on 22 April) a M4.5 earthquake rattled NE Hungary. The event was shallow (~10 km) and the epicentre was only about 25 km south of the city of Eger, famous for its red wine (Egri [...]

Late Carnian/Early Norian Triassic Diversity and Palogeography of Dinosaur Assemblages 

Comments on the Taxonomic Diversity and Paleogeography of the Earliest Known Dinosaur Assemblages (Late Carnian-Earliest Norian) Authors: 1. Martín D. Ezcurra(a) Affiliations: a. GeoBio-Center, [...]

Pentagon: Oblivion Scenario in Afghanistan 

One of the major elements of Afghanistan’s air war will remain after most U.S. troops have headed home, the U.S. military command confirmed today. Armed drones, operated by the U.S., will remain over [...]

Daily Geology Photos – April 23 

A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 8 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]

16th May - Museum collection, Earth Science Dept. Bristol 

As part of Bristol Museum's 'at Night' event the museum Collection of the Earth Science Dept in Bristol is opening its doors: Alight - The unexpected in the dark16 May 2013Explore what comes to light in [...]

Chinese Shale Investments 

China has more oil and natural gas in shale than the United States but they have produced very little. Instead they are joint venturing with companies working in the United States to learn about the

Brock Freyer defends his MS on the Mighty Mississippi 

Today, Brock Freyer will be defending the results of his M.S. research. The title of his research project is: Fluvial Response to River Management and Sediment Supply: Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River [...]

Keynetix Expands KeyLAB Functionality for Concrete Testing, ATSM and Australian Standards 

22nd April 2013, Redditch, UK - Keynetix are pleased to announce that an upgrade to KeyLAB has been released today that includes a number of new features requested by users to help them manage their [...]

Se riabilitassimo la tassonomia di Barsbold (1977) 

Un errore che molti commettono è di confondere sistematica con tassonomia, ovvero, di confondere le relazioni filogenetiche con i nomi con cui chiamiamo tali relazioni. Le prime sono fondate sulle analisi [...]

Un Premio para El Vinosaurio 

Yujuuuuuuuuuu. El otro día Ester de http://unoesadoce.blogspot.com es nos dio un premio. ¡Muchas gracias Ester!. Esta es una iniciativa para potenciar blogs que están creciendo y que no tienen más de 200 [...]

New landslide videos and resources 

A round up post of some new landslide videos and other

Young-Earth creationism, paganism, Earth Day, and 20 questions 

Is Earth Day an opportunity for Christians to serve and witness, or a pagan and secular holiday that is inherently anti-Christian? Many Evangelical Christians are highly suspicious of the environmental [...]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef - In Snow! 

During the week of April 15 to 19, I led a group of seven explorers to southeast Utah and the stunning landscapes of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The first half of the week saw the arrival of [...]

Hyundai's Equivalent of Maker Faire 

Note the quadcopters gone

Il terremoto cinese del 20 aprile 2013: sovrascorrimenti all'estrema propaggine nordorientale del Tibet 

La terribile doppietta di terremoti, anzi tripletta se ci si mette l'evento profondo delle Kurili, che ha scosso l'Asia in questi giorni è stata decisamente significativa. Quello che colpisce è che sono [...]