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Did Jurassic Park Name T. rex?

DinoGoss [2013-08-13 14:03:00]   recommend this post  (1170 visits)

T. rex illustration by Matt Martyniuk, licensed.There's a pretty interesting historical paleontology thread happening over at the Hell Creek forum. In the most recent issue of Prehistoric Times, one article claims that the influence of the film [...]

Interview with Scott Hartman

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [2013-08-17 17:44:05]   recommend this post  (928 visits)

Well it’s been quite a while but this was never forgotten, so I’m delighted to get the palaeoart interviews rumbling to life again by bringing you a one on one with Scott Hartman, most famous for his dinosaur skeletals but also well into [...]

New Mexico's Horrible Drought: Climate Change or the Reutrn of the Cycle Which Killed the Anasazi

The Dragon’s Tales [2013-08-12 21:00:00]   recommend this post  (843 visits)

Scientists in the West have a particular way of walking a landscape and divining its secrets: They kick a toe into loamy soil or drag a boot heel across the desert's crust, leaning down to squint at the tiny excavation. Try that maneuver in New [...]

Streichen und Fallen in QGIS darstellen

Digital Geography [2013-08-16 15:38:22]   recommend this post  (821 visits)

Eine typische Anwendung von GIS in der Geologie ist die Erstellung geologischer Karten, in denen die vorliegenden Informationen zum Arbeitsgebiet übersichtlich dargestellt werden. Eine wichtige Information dabei ist das Streichen und Fallen von [...]

Why Arguing With A Wing-Nut Is Actually More Than Just A Waste of Time

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2013-08-13 08:03:46]   recommend this post  (813 visits)

You almost certainly know that it’s a waste of time to argue with wing-nuts. If not, you’ll soon learn, but there is actually solid scientific evidence that not only does it not do any good, it actually makes the conspiracy lover even [...]

Monday Geology Picture(s): A Coral Palace in Zanzibar

Georneys [2013-08-12 10:00:10]   recommend this post  (810 visits)

This week I’m continuing with sharing some pictures from my recent vacation in Zanzibar back in June 2013. There is plenty of coral around Zanzibar, and my husband and I noticed that many of Zanzibar’s buildings– both ancient and [...]

Daughter Being a Photographer

The Dragon’s Tales [2013-08-11 22:00:00]   recommend this post  (793 visits)

“I would like Richard Herring to jump into a volcano.”

Cambriangirl - Science! Geology! Writing! [2013-08-12 10:09:07]   recommend this post  (762 visits)

-foreword: Richard Herring has a fab show out at the moment called We’re All Going To Die! This is a reply to his article in the Metro last week, enjoy -   Dear Richard Herring, I must admit I read … Continue reading

Di-BOSS: A Summary of the Research, Development & Deployment of the world’s first Digital Building Operating System

State of the Planet [2013-08-16 22:35:00]   recommend this post  (759 visits)

Di-BOSS: A Summary of the Research, Development & Deployment of the world’s first Digital Building Operating System by Roger Anderson, Columbia University The Digital Building Operating System (Di-BOSS) was built as a three way collaboration [...]

Mount Rokatenda (Paluweh) Volcano, Indonesia, erupts; six dead

Geology in Motion [2013-08-11 19:42:23]   recommend this post  (753 visits)

Mount Rokatenda in eruptionPhoto from BBC.com hereMount Rokatenda*** north of the island of Flores in Indonesia erupted on August 10, killing 6 people. It has been erupting since late 2012. Eruptions were generally VEI 3 in intensity.  A 3 km [...]