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Wednesday, 27 May 2020

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Spooky seismic action at a distance: moderate earthquakes in western US cause submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico 

Highly Allochthonous [23:12:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (222 visits) info
This is such a cool study, and such an interesting result! Earthquakes triggering landslides is not a surprise, but surface waves from a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the Gulf of California triggering a landslide in the Gulf of Mexico (1500 … Continue reading →

C19 Update with Brazil 

Seismos [20:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (102 visits) info
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2020-05-27 Total US C19 deaths 98,913 Last five daily = [1277 1108  633  500  693] Future estimates    104605 +/- 4775  =  Jun 1 total (95% confidence)    123317 +/- 4775  =  Jul 1    132168 +/- 4775  =  Aug 1    136339 +/- 4775  =  Sep 1 Total world C19 deaths 350,453 Last five daily = [5310 3980 2845 1173 4221] Future estimates    363815 +/- 26365  =  Jun 1 total (95% confidence)    421630 +/- 26365  =  Jul 1    446994 +/- 26365  =  Aug 1    457667 +/- [...]

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS 

ARCHEA [19:23:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (157 visits) info
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These delightfully friendly and super smart fellows are Bottlenose dolphins. They are marine mammals who live in our world's oceans and breathe air at the surface, similar to humans. They have lungs, inhaling [...]

Fill in the Blanks with Curator of Anthropology Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout 

BEYONDbones [18:43:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (192 visits) info
Whether you need a quick explainer on a key turning point in the history of the Mayan civilization, the New Orleans Saints’ past playoff woes or the subtleties between seasons of “The Simpsons”, there is [...]

Do Two Failed Dams Foretell a Dire Future? 

State of the Planet [14:00:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (185 visits) info
What happened in Michigan shines a light on our aging and failing infrastructure. The question remains, will we do something now to fix

Mary Anning - her story in an unusual form 

Geology in the West Country [11:29:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (190 visits) info
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Mary Anning - Her Story in an Unusual Form I came across THIS and thought most of you would like it. Turn up your loudspeakers

Rompf, 1960. Foraminiferen aus dem Cenoman von Sachsen - #ebook 

kreidefossilien.de [07:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (241 visits) info
Irene Rompf. 1960. Foraminiferen aus dem Cenoman von Sachsen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Umgebung von Dresden. Freiberger Forschungshefte: Paläontologie (Akademie-Verlag) Freiberg C 89: [...]

Profiles in Scientific Creativity ~ A Review of Some Assembly Required 

Fossils and Other Living Things [19:14:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (231 visits) info
Thwarted in her desire to major in genetics at Cornell University because the major was closed to women at the time, Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) turned to horticulture, one of the university's acceptable [...]

Melting Ice Reveals an Ancient Thriving Trade Route 

State of the Planet [14:37:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (197 visits) info
Artifacts from a receding ice patch provide a glimpse of Iron Age and Viking activity along a mountain

Strong Poison - in the well 

Geology in the West Country [11:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (232 visits) info
Strong Poison - in the Well I came across Lord Peter Wimsey and arsenic in Dorothy L. Sayers novel "Strong Poison" which I strongly recommend - the novel, not the arsenic. THIS ARTICLE is much less [...]

Los guerreros dinosauroides de Wayne Barlowe 

Koprolitos [10:49:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (125 visits) info
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Wayne Barlowe es un artista nacido Glen Cove (New York, Estados Unidos). Estudió en The Art Students League y The Cooper Union en la ciudad de New York, y mientras estaba en la universidad, fue aprendiz en [...]
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