The rotating case in Phase II of the Frensley-Graham Hall of African Wildlife had a new mount installed in early July – a Bontebok (Damaliscus p. pygargus), with the skin donated by USF&WS. Photo of a Bontebok in Bontebok National Park (Winfried Bruenken) This small African antelope [...]
The American Clean Energy Resources Trust (ACERT) is promoting the "multiple benefits of clean, affordable nuclear energy and the consequent need for continued domestic uranium exploration, mining and processing." [right, unnamed reclaimed uranium mine site from the ACERT site]The [...]
The AZ Dept. of Water Resources new Water Development Commission is intended to address the state's "abandonment of rural Arizona, when it comes to unmet water demand" says Verde Independent writer Steve Ayers in a story published today.Steve writes that the newly formed commission [...]
The UA-run Phoenix Mars Lander found evidence that the isotopic composition of atmospheric carbon dioxide is "pointing to an atmosphere rejuvenated by volcanic outpourings, possibly up to the very recent geologic past..." and "the atmosphere may have been chemically interacting with [...]
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Two Utah school districts have received federal stimulus money to make energy-efficient improvements to their buildings, and several more recipients will likely be announced in the weeks and months to come.
The grants and loans were awarded through the Utah State Energy Program — [...]
Sept. 9, 1823 - April 30, 1891 From The Academy of Natural Sciences:Leidy is known as the "Father of American Vertebrate Paleontology". He described the first relatively complete dinosaur skeleton, Hadrosaurus, and introduced many American and European scientists to the fossil riches of [...]
Caves pose specific problems to many forms of life. Caves are dark, and animals must develop their non-optic senses to survive. Many cave organisms have no pigment - what's the point of a pretty color pattern if no one can see it? On the right is a photo of a blind cave fish from the National Park [...]
“The National Park Service’s Views program, targeted to middle and high school age children (and those who teach them). [...] .To reach the target audience, and provide the next best thing to the park experience itself, NPS decided it needed to go with a heavily multimedia, immersive [...]
(after Wanek 1959 and Griffitts 1990)A while ago we decided that we would spend the last of the summer explorations looking at the back country of Mesa Verde National Park. In the past few years, the park has allowed ranger led treks to look at some of the less explored regions of the park. It was [...]
Wie verpackt Wissenschaftsthemen in einer Comedy-Show? Wie baut man den perfekten Wissenschaftsbeitrag fürs TV? Und wie bindet man Grafiken in einem Fernsehbeitrag ein? Um diese und andere Fragen geht es in dem nächsten Weiterbildungsseminar der Initiative Wissenschaftsjournalismus. Das Seminar [...]
Not in the gallery but still pop culture (From the Extinction Event comic back in 2002.) But there are lots of fun images there so go take a look!Also, my ears were burning yesterday and here's why. Over on Dinosaur Tracking they are discussing the new Jurassic Park comic from IDW. I guess the [...]
Infos zum Furchenstein, zum Krustenstein, dem Hirnstoa und Onkoiden am Bayrischen Meer [2010-09-08 14:23:08]
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Die Zone der Furchensteine/Krustensteine/Hirnstoaner im Litoral des Chiemsee.
Area of "Furchensteine/Krustensteine/Hirnstonaer" (limestone with structured surface) in the litoral of lake
Breve post che informa gli interessati su alcuni test effettuati con Megamatrice sulla plausibilità di ipotesi "eterodosse". Gli spunti derivano da Ville Sinkkonen e Mickey Mortimer.
Ricordate "Magnoviraptorosauria"? Bene, l'ipotesi colà definita risultò statisticamente improbabile. Tuttavia, [...]
El amigo aqui ilustrado es uno de mis marginocéfalos favoritos: Pachyrhinosaurus canadensis. Si, he dicho "marginocéfalo". Este término es quizás poco conocido por el público en general. Todos hemos oído hablar alguna vez de "ceratopsios", los dinosaurios con cuernos y [...]
Day 2 has been filled with safety demos and scientific presentations. I was reminded not to horseplay, how to read an MSDS, and how to wear a "gumby suit" which is a very warm floatable suit that will help me survive if the boat sinks! The lead scientist led us [...]
Detail of an island from the Latvian Reef, with coral by Dagnija Griezne. Photo by the IFF. From the Hyperoblic Reef Website.One of the great things about being "the starfish guy" is that people come to you with starfish questions that they don't think anyone else can answer. For the [...]
PITTSBURGH, PA – August 17, 2010 – Nicholson Construction Company is pleased to announce the opening of new offices in Austin, TX and Overland Park, KS (Kansas City). The Texas office will enhance Nicholson’s service to its Texas and Gulf Coast customers and the Kansas City office will
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Ever since the flop that was Jurassic Park 3, rumors have circulated about a bigger, badder fourth sequel in the dinosaur franchise. In the past two years alone the project has gone from officially dead to a prospective project Universal might develop once a few other big-ticket films are [...]
Un pequeño extracto de "We're back! A Dinosaur's story" ("Rex, un dinosaurio en Nueva York"), película de 1993 producida por Steven Spielberg. Si, del mismo año que Jurassic Park: pretendía ser una película para niños, mientras que JP estaba destinada a un público más [...]
A new article in the Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science by a team of Arizona geologists including AZGS's Brian Gootee, has documented the existence of an "older, higher terrace" that supports the idea that "the lower Salt River originated by lake overflow from an [...]
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