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inthisquarter: therollinstones: Me going through with an…
inthisquarter: therollinstones: Me going through with an impulsive thought This is a requirement for getting a geology degree Okay, but pretty much. Geology Nerd
Hotspots of soil N2O emission enhanced through water absorption by plant residue
Nature Geoscience 10, 496 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2963 Authors: A. N. Kravchenko, E. R. Toosi, A. K. Guber, N. E. Ostrom, J. Yu, K. Azeem, M. L. Rivers & G. P. Robertson Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Through fossil leaves, a step towards Jurassic Park
The relationships between 200-million-year-old plants have been established for the first time, based on chemical fingerprints. Using infrared spectroscopy and statistical analysis of organic molecules in fossil leaves, they are opening up new perspectives on the dinosaur era. Paleontology News … Continue reading
Shelf sediments reveal climate shifts through the eons
Climate change around Antarctica can severely affect Australia’s rainfall and even influence the distribution of wet and dry zones across southeast Asia, an international study has revealed. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Silicon and zinc biogeochemical cycles coupled through the Southern Ocean
Nature Geoscience 10, 202 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2890 Authors: Derek Vance, Susan H. Little, Gregory F. de Souza, Samar Khatiwala, Maeve C. Lohan & Rob Middag Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Planet’s atmospheric oxygen rose by way of glaciers
A ‘Snowball Earth’ occasion truly befell one hundred million years sooner than beforehand projected, outlines a brand new report. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Seeing through sparklers: What happens to heat-treated diamonds
Before and after: heat-treated diamonds. Removing color from brown diamonds Diamonds come in all colours with price tags to match — ice-white, blue and pink attract high prices and stones with brown hues the least. But now that brown diamonds … Continue reading
A Journey through Geopark Shetland
In September 2009, the Shetland Islands were awarded the accolade of becoming the thirty-fifth European Geopark. This is fantastic news for the isles. It acknowledges the importance of Shetland’s incredible geology and creates opportunities to promote it to an international … Continue reading
Ancient eggshell protein breaks through DNA time barrier
Scientists have identified fossil proteins in a 3.8 million year-old ostrich eggshell, suggesting that proteins could provide valuable new insights into the evolutionary tree, much further back in time than was previously thought. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
earthstory: A slice through chemistry As this lovely crystal…
earthstory: A slice through chemistry As this lovely crystal of tourmaline slowly grew in a cooling pegmatite (the last fluid rich remnants of granites that crystallise slowly, allowing larger crystals to form while concentrating many rare elements that form many … Continue reading