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Thursday, 25 April 2013
Database: significant geological localities in the Czech Republic
The Geological Survey of the Czech Republic (Ceské geologické služba) provides a large online-database on Geological and Palaeontological localities. The locality-sheets contains a description, geological matter, stratigraphy and of courseDirectory of Geoscience Organizations of the World - 2013
Geology in 5 Senses
One thing I like about geology is that it involves all the senses; I've put together a list telling how each one contributes to science. Is there a sixth sense that geologists use? I know that doing geology [...]Field Notes: Dr. Peter Lacovara on the Mystery of the Osirion
Editor’s Note: Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator at Emory University’s Carlos Museum, has worked on numerous expeditions in Egypt and published several books on his work and experience, including The Pyramids [...]What DnD Character Am I?
I Am A: Neutral Good Human Wizard (6th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-14 Dexterity-14 Constitution-16 Intelligence-15 Wisdom-16 Charisma-14 Alignment: Neutral Good A neutral good character does the [...]M.S. Student Applies Sustainability Management Skills to CDP
M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) student Andrea Tenorio joined the program because she was interested in a career that aligned with her values of social responsibility, recognized her affinity for [...]Daily Geology Photos – April 25
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 35 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]SuperStorm Chesapeake Exhibit and Reception at GMU
Exhibit Opening and Reception Final Student Projects for Spring 2013 PUBP 710 Climate Change Governance and Policy Building a Climate Resilient Chesapeake Bay Region SuperStorm Chesapeake Building a [...]Fish Didn't Help Us: Neandertals Consumed Marine Resources as Early as Did Modern Humans
Earliest Known Use of Marine Resources by Neanderthals Authors: 1. Miguel Cortés-Sánchez (a) 2. Arturo Morales-Muñiz (b) 3. María D. Simón-Vallejo (c) 4. María C. Lozano-Francisco (d) 5. José L. [...]My Criticism Of K.S Valdiya's Paper Published In Current Science
and Valdiya's reply was not satisfactory at all.. To those unfamiliar with the sequence of events: 1) Giosan et al publish a paper in the May 2012 issue of PNAS on fluvial geomorphology of rivers around the [...]GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SHORT CANYON QUADRANGLE, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH
Utah Geological Survey - blog [15:42:46]
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Jurassic
by Hellmut H. Doelling and Paul A. Kuehne The Short Canyon quadrangle in Emery County, central Utah, has some world-class examples of [...]
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JurassicLots more Oklahoma earthquakes
Arizona Mining Review
The next Arizona Mining Review features an interview with Dorothy Kosich of MineWeb.com on the potential impact of the proposed Obama budget, and discussion with economist Dr. Kent Hill of Arizona State [...]Publications from the Pennsylvania Survey
The Pennsylvania Geological Survey has scanned all of their “fourth series” publications and made them available as free text-searchable PDF documents. Yippie! Also, if you want any of their [...]An Ice Landing
Half of the people lining the walls of the Kangerlussuaq International Science Support (KISS) building are waiting to go north to the top of the ice sheet at Summit Camp, and the other half are waiting to go [...]Megalodon Fossil Replica
Louisville Area Fossils [12:00:00]
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Paleogene
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Paleogene
Geolodía13 en Ribadesella
Como anunciábamos hace dos meses en este blog (DinoAstur, 18-2-2012), el Geolodía tendrá lugar el fin de semana del 11 y 12 mayo. Cartel promocional del Geolodía13 Asturias. Pulsar sobre la imagen para [...]
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An Oviraptorosaur Worth the Name?
The newest oviraptorosaur on the blog is, in fact, one of the oldest. Nick Longrich and colleagues (Ken Barnes, along with Scott Clark and Larry Millar from Paleo Field Excursions, who collect in the Big Bend [...]Las patas largas del dinosaurio velocirraptor le hicieron caminar "en cuclillas" como las aves.
Los doctorandos de geología de la Universidad de Zaragoza presentan sus resultados
Los murales mendocinos de Dötz
The Gas We Eat
Nearly half of the world’s population owes its existence to food grown with industrial nitrogen fertilizer produced from natural gas. (1) In 2004, journalist Richard Manning published an intriguing, if [...]NCALM Annual Kurt Frankel and Clint Slatton Lidar Awards
OpenTopography Blog [00:54:00]
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Quaternary
NCALM is pleased to announce two awards supported by Optech Inc., and Riegl USA Inc. - the Kurt Frankel and Clint Slatton Awards. Information on the two awards is below. Complete guidelines and [...]
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QuaternaryClues to Ancient Earth Crust Recycled to Surface by Volcanoes
Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth's crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive. New research from a [...]CGS: Geoscience Research Reports Jahrgang 2011
Einmal im Jahr veröffentlicht der Czech Geological Survey (CGS) einen Tätigkeitsbericht aus allen Bereichen der Geowissenschaften. Die Autoren sind Mitarbeiter in Instituten, Universitäten, in der [...]Origin of Mayan Culture More Complicated Than Previously Thought
The Maya civilization is well-known for its elaborate temples, sophisticated writing system, and mathematical and astronomical developments, yet the civilization's origins remain something of a mystery. A new [...]Naturalist Walk in Seattle
This Sunday, one of Seattle’s great natural historians, Arthur Lee Jacobson, is ... [ continueSpecimen photos with desaturated backgrounds
Generally when we present specimen photos in papers, we cut out the backgrounds so that only the bone is visible — as in this photo of dorsal vertebrae A and B of NHM R5937 “The Archbishop”, [...]Landscape Disturbance and Shale Gas Extraction
The United States Geological Survey has published: “Landscape Consequences of Natural Gas Extraction in Allegheny and Susquehanna Counties, Pennsylvania, 2004–2010″. This document explains [...]Arsenic in Pennsylvania Groundwater
“Eight percent of more than 5,000 wells tested across Pennsylvania contain groundwater with levels of arsenic at or above federal standards set for public drinking water, while an additional 12 percent [...]A Healthy Collaboration
IRI just renewed an agreement with the World Health Organization to be a collaborative center. Research scientist and center director Madeleine Thomson talks about past successes and future researchPara hacer la tesis en el clima del Pleistoceno de Europa
A la demande de Pierre Antoine (LGP Meudon), voici la fiche résumée du sujetde thèse financé par le LABEX Paris 1 et intitulé Interactions entre lavariabilité climatique millénaire du Dernier glaciaire [...]Rate of sea level rise is controlled by natural oscillations
A new paper by Dr. Nicola Scafetta of Duke University examines the relationship of natural, solar-driven ocean oscillations such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation [...][jules' pics] Sunday running
Last Sunday James went for a run in the rain around a concrete military base. Having done the AGU "fun run" in torrential rain I had no inclination to repeat the experience, so stayed at home. The [...]Deformation in the Lake Vermillion Formation
Today, let’s go back to the Pike Dam, where we spent some lovely moments last week, agog at the lovely graded beds and flame structures visible there. In contrast, today we want to examine the [...]Rethinking the Timing of the Great Oxygenation Event
A research team of biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has provided a new view on the relationship between the earliest accumulation of oxygen in the atmosphere, arguably the most [...]Estreno del Boletín Digital de Geosfera. Mayo 2013
Mercury rising
Geological Society of London blog [12:25:19]
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Minamata has become a word synonymous with disease. ‘Minamata disease’ was first identified in 1956, after years of chemical company Chisso discharging methyl mercury into Minamata Bay, Japan. It was a [...]
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Mary Horner Lyell: “A Monument of Patience”
You never hear of the other Lyell. Sir Charles, you know quite well: he set the infant science of geology firmly on its feet and inspired Charles Darwin. But there’s another Lyell who was a geologist, [...]Happy birthday to me!
Adventures in the world of Geology [10:26:00]
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Convocatoria de Ikerbasque para investigadores consolidados
The Japanese tsunami of 2011
A tsunami wave hits the north-east coast of Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011. (AAP Photo/Kyodo News) This particular tsunami caused a set of explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power [...]Tenticospirifer brachiopod from Iowa
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Devonian
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XI EJIP ¡Suma y sigue!
Carbon Isotope Excursions Across the Boreal Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary
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Cretaceous
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GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BIRDS NEST AQUIFER, UINTA BASIN, UTAH: ASSESSMENT OF THE AQUIFER’S POTENTIAL AS A SALINE WATER DISPOSAL ZONE
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by Michael D. Vanden Berg, Danielle R. Lehle, Stephanie M. Carney, and Craig D. Morgan Special Study 147 $39.95 As petroleum production [...]
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