National Geographicadded this to NewsScience DNA reveals first look at enigmatic human relativeNational Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasFor nearly a decade, researchers have puzzled over what the Denisovans looked like. Now, we have our best model yet of the species' skeleton. Gokhman, then a Ph.D. student at the Hebrew University of was
Paul Vadded this to EarthScience New study suggests gigantic masses in Earth's mantle untouched for more than 4 billion yearsphys.org - Abigail Eisenstadt Ancient, distinct, continent-sized regions of rocks, isolated since before the collision that created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago, exist hundreds …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMining KPOC Acquires Services of Top Geology Team for Chilean Operationsyahoo.com - GlobeNewswire The Main Objective of Team is to Enable the Company to Start Its Tilama Project Operations in December, 2019 Hackensack, NJ, Sept. 19, 2019 (GLOBE …
Research Renowned research ship docks in San Diego10news.com - By: Jeff Lasky SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Anyone who’s been to the Embarcadero in the last few months may have noticed a unique ship docked at the B Street Pier. It’s a …
Jtvwzrdadded this to Volcanos & Earth QuakesIndia News 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesiathequint.com - IANS Jakarta, Sep 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude rocked Indonesia's East Java province on Thursday, but was not a potential for tsunami, …
Climate Our staggering climate footprint on water and ice: New UN report to reveal what it means for life on Eartharcticwwf.org Gland, SWITZERLAND (17 September 2019) – Governments are meeting in the Principality of Monaco from Friday to approve a new UN report that outlines …
Birdwatching Mountains rich in species still puzzle science - BirdWatchingbirdwatchingdaily.com - By Tim Radford This story originally appeared in Climate News Network. It is republished here as part of BirdWatching’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a …
Greenland Rapid expansion of Greenland’s low-permeability ice slabsnature.com - M. MacFerrin, H. Machguth, D. van As, C. Charalampidis, C. M. Stevens, A. Heilig, B. Vandecrux, P. L. Langen, R. Mottram, X. Fettweis, M. R. van den Broeke, W. T. Pfeffer, M. S. Moussavi, W. Abdalati van den Broeke, M. R. et al. On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change. Cryosphere 10, 1933–1946 (2016). Fettweis, X. et …
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment 'Amazing' ancient seabird fossil found in New Zealand sparks rethink of bird's evolutionThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressThe discovery of a toothed seabird fossil north of Christchurch is forcing scientists to rethink theories of the bird’s evolution. A fossil of a protodontopteryx, believed to have lived 62 million years
ExtremeTechadded this to Extreme NewsEurope There’s a Lost Continent 1,000 Miles Under EuropeExtremeTech - Joel Hruska Lost continents have always fascinated people. From fictional lands like Mu and Atlantis, to the actual “lost” lands and microcontinents like …
AvatarMr.added this to EVOLVING ARCHAEOLOGYHungary A new view of human evolution via Hungarynews-medical.net Scientists have now discovered a pelvis supposed to be that of a pre-human ancestor, called Rudapithecus. Found near a historic mining community …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNeutrons Boutique neutrons advance 40Ar/39Ar geochronologysciencemag.org - advances.sciencemag.org We designed and tested a compact deuteron-deuteron fusion neutron generator for application to 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. The nearly monoenergetic …
inhabitatadded this to Science and InnovationScience These works of art record and provide shelter to urban wildlifeinhabitat - by Katherine Gallagher The Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London is proving that you don’t have to leave the city to experience wildlife. Inspired …
Futurity Newsadded this to Science & TechScience Asteroid crater sheds light on first day of dinosaur extinctionfuturity.org - Monica Kortsha-Texas Evidence found in the hundreds of feet of rocks that filled the impact crater within the first 24 hours after the asteroid strike that wiped out the …
Geekadded this to GeekGeek Victoria, One of the Most Complete T-Rex Skeletons Worldwide, Will Go on Display SoonGeek - By Genevieve Scarano Victoria, the second-most complete T-Rex skeleton on record, was a massive predator millions of years ago. Starting this fall, paleontologists will …
Geophysics Geophysicists challenge conventional view of the cause of porosity in weathered rock | EurekAlert! Science Newseurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org Pores, or empty spaces, in rock are critically important for sustaining life on Earth (Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18, 2019) - New research published today …
P Favorantiadded this to Politics Biological Species If the Endangered Species Act Dies, What Animals Die with It?bu.edu Grizzly bears are among the species credited with being saved from extinction by the Endangered Species Act. Photo by USO/iStock BU scientists weigh …
AvatarJennifer Lovelandadded this to Supply ChainStockholm Transnational Corporations Increasingly Align Business Models tostanford.edu Some of the world’s largest transnational corporations are changing their business models to acknowledge their impact on climate and biodiversity, …
rye_breadadded this to Green Ideas / Nature / Wildlife Oceanography Dynamical controls on the longevity of a non-linear vortex : The casenature.com - Anthony Bosse, Ilker Fer, Jonathan M. Lilly, Henrik Søiland Danabasoglu, G., McWilliams, J. C. & Gent, P. R. The role of mesoscale tracer transports in the global ocean circulation. Science 264, 1123–1126 (1994). …
Buffalo State College Bengals at Work: Lis Gallant, '12buffalostate.edu - By Michael Canfield After receiving an electronic media, arts, and communication degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, Lis Gallant, ’12, moved to Buffalo …
Volcanoes Huge volcano on Jupiter's moon Io erupts on regular schedulephys.org - Planetary Science Institute Volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict, but observations have shown the largest and most powerful volcano on Io, a large moon of Jupiter, has …
Oceans The Beckoning of the Ice Worlds - Earth on Nautilusnautil.us - Corey S. Powell Almost everything we know about the surface of Europa comes from NASA’s Galileo mission, which reached Jupiter in 1995. During its eight-year …
AvatarFritzMeisteradded this to Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceMagnetism Explainer: what happens when magnetic north and true north align?theconversation.com - Paul Wilkes At some point in recent weeks, a once-in-a-lifetime event happened for people at Greenwich in the United Kingdom. Magnetic compasses at the historic …
RussSandersadded this to Science NewsScience How Deep is the Deepest Hole in the World?quickanddirtytips.com - By Sabrina Stierwalt, PhD There's a portal to the center of the earth in the wreckage of an abandoned project site in Murmansk, Russia. What's it for? And why is the internet …
Greta Thunberg 'There Is an Awakening Going On': Greta Thunberg Honored With Amnesty's Top Award Days Before Global Climate Strikescommondreams.org - www.commondreams.org "What I'm telling you to do now is to act. Because no one is too small to make a difference. I'm urging all of you to take part in the global climate …
Popular Scienceadded this to ScienceExtinction Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might againPopular Science - By Nick Longrich/The ConversationGiven another huge extinction event on the horizon, it's crucial that we figure out how they work sooner rather than later. In the past half-billion years, Earth has been hit again and again by mass extinctions,
Ali Radpayadded this to PhysicsMagGeophysics Scots scientists discover secrets of the Earth’s crustheraldscotland.com - Martin Williams Now Scottish university scientists believe volcanoes on Greenland, believed to be some of the oldest on earth, could provide new insights into how …
For Men If You Chose Your College Major for a Silly Reason, You’re Not Alonemelmagazine.com - Miles Klee Turns out none of us was actually prepared for higher educationChoices! Everyone makes them. And we’ve all made bad ones. But few of our silly …
Mashable Indiaadded this to SCIENCEGeology Scars On Mars: Raging Gas Explosions and Winds Are Shaping Up The Geology Of MarsMashable - Afiya QureshiDespite its extreme climatic conditions, Mars has a diverse climatic pattern and geology. Just like Earth, the Red Planet also has sand dunes in a variety of shapes and sizes, that reveal the prevailing
The Hindu Groupadded this to The HinduMining Rock crushers told to show permits for blastingthehindu.com - Special Correspondent The Department of Mines and Geology has given notices to 19 lease holders of crushers (rock crushing units) in Anantapur district to produce the …
