http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:44:40 -0700 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Montana-Paleontologist-Jack-Horner-on-60-minutes-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner BOZEMAN -- A "Sixty Minutes" segment featuring Montana State University paleontologist Jack Horner and former MSU graduate student Mary Higby Schweitzer is scheduled to air Sunday evening, Nov. 15. Meghan Frank, a producer for the C... Dinosaur Fossil Jack Horner Mary Schweitzer Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Montana-Paleontologist-Jack-Horner-on-60-minutes-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-analyses-of-dinosaur-growth-may-wipe-out-onethird-of-species?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner BERKELEY — Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago – with great fanfare – after Hogwarts, th... Dinosaur Fossil Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:47:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-analyses-of-dinosaur-growth-may-wipe-out-onethird-of-species?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m10d31-The-VolcanoFrankenstein-link?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner What does an Indonesian volcano have to do with Frankenstein's monster? The answer lies in the year without a summer in 1816. Mary Shelley and others visited Lord Byron at Villa Diodati, near Switzerland's Lake Geneva in the summer of... Volcano Indonesia Tambora Frankenstein Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:51:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m10d31-The-VolcanoFrankenstein-link?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Death-toll-rising-in-Samoa?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner     Tuesday's earthquake has been followed by dozens of aftershocks. USGS. At least 100 people have died as a result of Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami. Seventy Seven have been reported dead in Samoa, twenty five in American Samoa, along ... Earthquake Tsunami Samoa Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:10:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Death-toll-rising-in-Samoa?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Tsunami-warning-update?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner  The following is an update on the tsunami warning following the 8.0 earthquake south of Samoa. In Samoa damage from the tsunami has been reported.  TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2022Z 29 ... Tsunami Samoa Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:10:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Tsunami-warning-update?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Tsunami-warning-issued-after-earthquake-near-Samoa?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Map courtesy USGSAn earthquake measuring 8 in magnitude has struck along the subduction zone south of Apia, Samoa. A Tsunami warning has been issued for the islands of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, as well as others in the south Pacific. A warning has not... Earthquake Tsunami Samoa Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:52:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Tsunami-warning-issued-after-earthquake-near-Samoa?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Chinese-feathered-dinosaur-older-than-Archaeopteryx?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Anchiornis Image Hu, and others, Nature In a talk given today at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting in Bristol, England, Xing Xu presented the finding of a new specimen of Anchiornis huxleyi. This find represents the latest in a gr... Dinosaur Fossil Bird China Anchiornis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:25:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Chinese-feathered-dinosaur-older-than-Archaeopteryx?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d12-Im-a-Paleontologist-by-They-Might-be-Giants?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner  Grammy award winning alternative rock band They Might be Giants have come out with a new children's CD and DVD titled "Here Comes Science." Included on the album is "I'm a Paleontologist" -a song about a bandmember's fasci... Fossil They Might be Giants Paleontology Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:51:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m9d12-Im-a-Paleontologist-by-They-Might-be-Giants?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Santorini?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Photo by flickr user Navin75Santorini, also known as Thera, is a group of islands forming the rim around a submarine caldera in the Agaean Sea. It was also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. The eruption destroyed ... Volcano Santorini Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:05:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Santorini?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Fossil-Friday-ammonites?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Photo courtesy Flickr user craiglea123Ammonites are an extinct group of cephalopod molluscs related to the modern chambered nautilus, squid and octopus. Although it had an external shell like the chambered nautilus, it appears to be more closely rela... Fossil Ammonite Nautilus Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:58:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Fossil-Friday-ammonites?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d29-New-fossil-tells-how-piranhas-got-their-teeth?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Photo courtesy of Mark Sabaj-Pérez  DURHAM, N.C. – How did piranhas — the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite — get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncove... Fossil Fish Piranha Argentina Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:11:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d29-New-fossil-tells-how-piranhas-got-their-teeth?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d26-New-fourfingered-dinosaur-key-to-bird-evolution?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Flickr user TheGiantVermon Most paleontologists consider dinosaurs to be the most likely ancestor of birds. As evidence they cite numerous transitional fossils such as Archaeopteryx as well as numerous bird like dinosaurs from the Cretace... Dinosaur Fossil Bird Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:28:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d26-New-fourfingered-dinosaur-key-to-bird-evolution?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Volcano-Tuesday-Mt-Pinatubo?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Pinatubo on June 12, 1991 Dave Harlow-USGS   Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines is a large stratovolcano and the site of the largest eruption in recent history. Its Ultra-Plinian eruption on June 15th of 1991 is classified as a VEI 6, about 10 time... Volcano Pinatubo Philippines Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:58:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Volcano-Tuesday-Mt-Pinatubo?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Fossil-Record-Suggests-Insect-Assaults-on-Foliage-May-Increase-with-Warming-Globe?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Photo by Amy Morey  The following is a press release from the National Science Foundation.More than 55 million years ago, the Earth experienced a rapid jump in global carbon dioxide levels that raised temperatures across the planet. Now, resear... Fossil Climate change Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:07:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Fossil-Record-Suggests-Insect-Assaults-on-Foliage-May-Increase-with-Warming-Globe?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Caldera?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner  Crater Lake, a caldera in western Oregon, USGS-CVO A caldera is a large crater, generally at least a mile across, formed by the collapse of a volcano into its magma chamber. Notable examples include Crater Lake and Yellowstone. During an ... Volcano Caldera Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Caldera?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d8-University-of-Wyoming-to-close-its-Geological-Museum?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Restoration of Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) by O.C. Marsh In response to a 10% budget cut by the state, the University of Wyoming has announced that it's Geological Museum will be closed. The museum is known world wide for its displays o... Wyoming Museum Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:13:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d8-University-of-Wyoming-to-close-its-Geological-Museum?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Fossil-Friday-amber?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Fossil Spider in amber, Flickr user Walraven  Amber occurs as irregular lumps of fossilized tree resin. It is not, as many believe, fossilized tree sap. Sap is mostly water while resin contains large amounts of terpenes, a group of hydrocarbons... Fossil Amber Insect Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Fossil-Friday-amber?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Volcano-Tuesday-Novarupta-the-largest-eruption-in-the-20th-century?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Valley of Ten Thosand Smokes, Photo by R.G. McGimsey, courtesy AVO, USGS   The largest eruption in the 20th century took place at Novarupta June 6, 1912, in what is now Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska. This eruption, estimated at ... Volcano Alaska Novarupta Katmai Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:00:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Volcano-Tuesday-Novarupta-the-largest-eruption-in-the-20th-century?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Fossil-Friday-giant-trilobites-from-Portugal?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner Photo credit: Artur Sá Recently we reported on Isotelus rex being the largest of the trilobites. Now it appears it may have been dethroned. Recent finds published in the journal Geology tell of more giant trilobites from Portugal. F... Fossil Trilobite Portugal Fri, 22 May 2009 10:57:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Fossil-Friday-giant-trilobites-from-Portugal?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Mount-St-Helens-part-3-the-aftermath?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner  Mount St. Helens on May 19th, 1980 USGS The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18th, 1980 remains the costliest and deadliest in US history. estimates of damage done by the volcano range upwards of one billion dollars (three billion when adju... Volcano Cascades Washington State Mount St. Helens David Johnston Harry Truman Tue, 19 May 2009 15:33:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5439-Geological-Adventures-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Mount-St-Helens-part-3-the-aftermath?cid=exrss-Geological-Adventures-Examiner