Posted on November 5, 2009 by erlaurie
Much can be learnt from the composition, distribution and construction of dinosaur eggs, so will this new find shed more light on the lives of Dinosaurs?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8284695.stm
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Posted on October 2, 2008 by erlaurie
Many Dinosaur species are named from incomplete specimens, which is a result of the rarity of dinosaur fossils in general. Sometimes it’s hard to know whether you have a new species or a slight variation of something which is already known:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7620621.stm
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Posted on September 28, 2008 by erlaurie
The Allende Meteorite tells us that the Earth is about 4.567 billion years old, but the oldest rocks at the surface of the Earth are a bit younger than that. Now a team has found rocks at the surface which as 4.28 billion years old:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7639024.stm
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Posted on September 7, 2008 by erlaurie
The palaeontology of the earliest signs of life is a blend of chemistry and mineralogy. Uncertainty is part of life for people dealing with the most ancient evidence. Geologists are communally convinced that they have solid signs of life which are ~4.2 billion years old, but some samples seem to suggest an even earlier date.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7483451.stm
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Posted on August 21, 2008 by erlaurie
Many sites are left unprotected and are open to abuse by rogue traders who sell to rich collectors without thought for due scientific process. Here is one example:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7489038.stm
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Posted on June 12, 2008 by erlaurie
Dinosaur trackways have been found in Yeman on the Arabian peninsula, where evidence of dinosaur activity was previously limited:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7410032.stm
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Posted on June 12, 2008 by erlaurie
After decades of research, geologists now think they will soon be able to accurately predict when earthquakes will occur:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7435324.stm
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by erlaurie
There has been a major landslip between Lyme Regis and CHarmouth on the Dorset “Jurassic Coast”. It’s likely that it will attract fossil hunters and palaeontologists seeking new finds:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7386923.stm
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Posted on April 27, 2008 by erlaurie
Geologists are investigating the Nankai Trough, off Japan, in an attempt to beeter understand it’s geology and perhaps develop an early warning system for earthquakes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7353866.stm
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by erlaurie
For a long time, geologists have wondered what trace the human race would leave in the geological record. The period is now being called the Anthropocene:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7223663.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene
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