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Astronomers use Earth’s pure historical past as information to identify vegetation on new worlds
By Earth’s full pure historical past and evolution, astronomers could have discovered a template for vegetation fingerprints — borrowing from epochs of adjusting flora — to find out the age of liveable exoplanets. Geology News — ScienceDaily
crystalarium: Peridot Pure Gem Crystal – Pakistan
crystalarium: Peridot Pure Gem Crystal – Pakistan Geology Nerd
Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles
Scientists have quantified the relationship between natural sources of particles in the atmosphere and climate change. Their research shows that the cooling effect of natural atmospheric particles is greater during warmer years and could therefore slightly reduce the amount that … Continue reading
The Hans Sloane fossil collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Sir Hans Sloane, the Founder of the British Museum, accumulated a large number of fossilised remains of animals and plants throughout his life. His collection, including curiosities from all around the known world, was acquired by the British Government in … Continue reading
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mineraliety: Hunk of natural Citrine via @geocrystals mined in…
mineraliety: Hunk of natural Citrine via @geocrystals mined in the 1980’s /////// www.instagram.com/mineraliety mineralia
Geoscience highlights from the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is among the world’s leading academic institutions and natural science is one of its most celebrated programs. Since its founding in the seventeenth century, the university has been a repository for specimens of scientific curiosity. … Continue reading
California Rainbow Obsidian Is a Natural Wonder (PHOTOS)
Colorful obsidian. Photo: Joseph Martin Obsidian is dense volcanic glass, usually rhyolite in composition and typically black in color. Obsidian with multicolored iridescence caused by inclusions of magnetite nanoparticles. Obsidian is often formed in rhyolite lava flows where the lava … Continue reading
Similar characteristics found in human-induced and natural earthquakes
Humanmade and naturally occurring earthquakes in the central US share the same characteristics, researchers have found. This information will help scientists predict and mitigate damage from future earthquakes. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Nebraska, USA: wonderful fossils, natural history museums and public art depicting fossils
Nebraska is known by vertebrate palaeontologists as the place in North America where there is a very complete Cenozoic geologic record of mammalian evolution over the last thirty-five million years or so. All you have to do is visit any … Continue reading
Keeping California’s natural gas system safe
The massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon shined a light on California’s aging natural gas infrastructure. And five years of extreme drought also exacted its toll on transmission pipelines. Now the researchers have been awarded millions by the California … Continue reading