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- A New Form of Life Based Upon Arsenic
- 300 Free Arizona Geology Publications
- Tracking Rhinos in South Africa with GPS
- Kite-Skiing Across Greenland – New Guinness World Record
- Microfaults in Sedimentary Rock
- Atmosphere of a Super-Earth Planet
- Tools for Geologists
| A New Form of Life Based Upon Arsenic Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:19 PM PST NASA leaders and researchers discuss the recent discovery of a bacteria that can subsitute arsenic for phosphorus in its cellular structure at Mono Lake, California. |
| 300 Free Arizona Geology Publications Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:04 PM PST The Arizona Geological Survey now has over 300 publications online for free downloading. What a fantastic service! Lots of surveys are still charging for their reports that reach very few people – when they could distribute them for free and reach an enormous number of people. |
| Tracking Rhinos in South Africa with GPS Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:43 PM PST Conservationists in South Africa insert GPS tracking devices deep into the horn of a rhinoceros that will enable them to track the animal and possibly reduce poaching. |
| Kite-Skiing Across Greenland – New Guinness World Record Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:33 PM PST Three guys kite-skiied 3120 kilometers across Greenland’s ice cap in 67 days. Their adventure set a Guinness World Record for the longest Arctic unsupported snow-kiting expedition. |
| Microfaults in Sedimentary Rock Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:29 PM PST Brian Romans has a great field photo of a sedimentary rock from the Karoo Basin of South Africa that has been through some very intense microfaulting. |
| Atmosphere of a Super-Earth Planet Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:06 PM PST “A team of astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, has made the first characterizations of a super-Earth’s atmosphere, by using a ground-based telescope. A super-Earth is a planet up to three times the size of Earth and weighing up to 10 times as much.” Quoted from the NASA press release. |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST The Geology.com store offers a selection of geological tools that includes rock hammers, crack hammers, chisels, topographic maps, wall maps, waterproof field books, hand lenses, geology guidebooks, outdoor gear and much more. Check it out. |
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