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Progress from catastrophe
Nature Geoscience 10, 537 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo3004 Natural disasters can devastate local communities. However, these rare events also often trigger new ways of thinking, and provide a treasure trove of data that must be used to reduce vulnerability. Nature Geoscience – … Continue reading
An ‘apatite’ for progress: A mineral with many uses
Fluorapatite (pink) and Beryl var. Aquamarine (blue) Muscovite Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Pakistan Size = 13 x 8 x 9 cm MIM Museum Apatite has recently gained considerable attention as a mineral with many uses within the Earth and … Continue reading
Copyright: promoting the Progress of Science and useful Arts by preventing access to 105-year-old quarry maps
In my recent preprint on the incompleteness and distortion of sauropod neck specimens, I?discuss three well-known sauropod specimens in detail, and show that they are not as well known as we think they are. One of them is the Giraffatitan … Continue reading
Schumacher shows progress, agent says
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 4 – Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One world champion, has shown “moments of consciousness”, his spokesperson Sabine Kehm said Friday, renewing hopes for recovery after his months in a coma.BRIn a statement to the media, … Continue reading
Italy makes no progress in marines talks with India
IMG class=hide alt=”Italy makes no progress in marines talks with India” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-20f488f631378d4082121082962e50ba.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 25 – Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said Tuesday that no progress was made in “frank” talks with her Indian counterpart in The Hague … Continue reading
Draghi says ‘significant progress’ made on bank deal
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-2e6f1eeac0d018bfd23867b52b002ca4.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Draghi says ‘significant progress’ made on bank deal” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-2e6f1eeac0d018bfd23867b52b002ca4.jpg” (ANSA) – Brussels, March 20 – “Significant progress” has been made towards a banking union among eurozone nations, including an agency to deal with failing … Continue reading
Moneyval OKs Vatican financial transparency progress report
(ANSA) – Strasbourg, December 9 – The Council of Europe’s Moneyval anti-money-laundering agency approved its report Monday on progress made by the Holy See in the area of financial transparency. According to Moneyval internal regulations, this means that the monitoring … Continue reading