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Friday, 18 August 2017

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Buttercream: The Icing On Our Delicious Cake Experiment! 

BEYONDbones [22:03:24]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info
  So.  Buttercream. I make one heck of a delicious buttercream frosting. Only problem is that it isn’t technically buttercream because I don’t use eggs. If you are a real baker, you might recognize my frosting as a delicious abomination called “American Buttercream”.  If you’re good, I’ll give you the recipe at the end of

Dinosaurs of China in Nottingham: part 2 - Feathered Flyers 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [21:57:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (749 visits) info
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While the reconstructed skeletons of big scaly beasts dominate the main downstairs area of Dinosaurs of China, the real treasures are upstairs, where far more delicate, intricately preserved and altogether fluffy animals await. While some of our scientist readers will have seen these in person before, DoC is a unique opportunity for us mere laypeople to get up close to feathered beauties from China. And yes, many of them are originals, including Stripy Longtail here! Notice the fish, bottom [...]

East Antarctic Ice Sheet Should Remain Stable Even if the West Melts 

State of the Planet [21:35:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (116 visits) info
A new look inside the ice sheet validates predictions that it probably won’t melt as quickly as its neighbor—good news, since East Antarctica contains enough water to raise sea levels by 200

Antarctic Ice-Mapping Project Will Fly for the Last Time in October 

State of the Planet [20:02:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
With its mission complete, the Rosetta-Ice Project will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Ross Ice Shelf and how it’s changing with the

A tale of Ice and Fire 

Geology in the West Country [17:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (71 visits) info
Wild Fires in Greenland This article discusses the increasing number of wildfires in Greenland. The fear is that global warming is reducing the thickness of permafrost and thus increasing the amount of peat [...]

Erta Alé: Lavastrom länger 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [10:59:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (210 visits) info
Seit gestern steht ein neues Sentinel-Satellitenfoto des Erta Alé zur Verfügung. Darauf ist zu erkennen, dass die Lavaströme weiter expandiert sind. Der nordöstliche Lavastrom ist um fast 2 km länger [...]

Numerical Weather Model Adjusted For Eclipse Forecast 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:31:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info
There are a lot of experiments and observations that will be made during the eclipse on Monday, but I just heard of one tonight that is right up my alley! First, I have to explain some things. One of the [...]

The convention of shrink-wrapping: thoughts for artists 

markwitton.com blog [20:55:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (233 visits) info
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Europasaurus holgeri - twice. These portraits are of the same animal using the same specimen and the same view, but one is restored with extreme shrink-wrapping (above) and the other has a more generous [...]

Voyager at 40: Keep Reaching for the Stars 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [17:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (138 visits) info
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Friday folds: the Roman Forum 

Mountain Beltway [11:34:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (635 visits) info
When in Rome, do Friday folds as the Romans do? Here are some images from my brief, sweltering visit to the Roman Forum(s) this past summer. The whole region is a jumblepile of ancient ruins in a thousand [...]

Pilih BOSS yang baik jangan milih kerjaan. 

Dogeng Geology [09:52:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (72 visits) info
“Don’t pick a job. Pick a Boss. Your first boss is the biggest factor in your career success. A boss who doesn’t trust you won’t give you opportunities to grow.” ~William Raduchel. Nasehat diatas [...]

A tale of two major slides: understanding the Regent and Kotrupi / Kotropi landslides 

The Landslide Blog [02:19:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (69 visits) info
Further details are now emerging about the Kotropi and Regent landslides, which have killed hundreds of people in India and Sierra Leone this
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