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“ Meteorites hold a record of the chemicals that existed in the early Solar System and that may have been a crucial source of the organic compounds that gave rise to life on Earth.” Quoted from the Carnegie Institution for Science press release.
Tags: climate-change, current-events, earth sciences, earthquakes, meteorites, news, north-carolina, shale, south-carolina, space, virginiaBetween 2007 and 2010 the Sierra Club accepted over $25 million in donations from the gas industry but declined recent offers of $30 million.
Tags: ads-by-google, archaeology, coal, current-events, earth sciences, environment, Jobs, mexico, shaleOut of nearly 6000 homes damaged by the August 23 earthquake in Virginia , only a few percent will be covered by earthquake insurance. A bill in the Virginia legislature, if passed, will require insurance companies to notify all homeowners who have purchased a homeowners insurance policy that does not cover earthquakes.
Tags: archaeology, current-events, earthquake, energy, environment, geology-news, Geology.com, japan, Jobs, massachusetts, natural hazards, north-carolina, philippines, politics and geology, shaleRecent research on Ubehebe Crater of California ’s Death Valley reveals that it last erupted about 800 years ago instead of the previously-believed date of several thousand years ago. Erik Klementti comments on this new date.
Tags: california, current-events, geology-news, middle-east, news, pennsylvania, shale, virginia, volcanoesNASA ’s GRAIL mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon . The imagery was taken on Jan. 19 by the MoonKAM aboard the mission’s “Ebb” spacecraft.
Tags: ads-by-google, energy, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, moon, NASA, news, north-carolina, shale, south-carolina, united-statesThe Landslide Blog has a post with graphics about the Tumbi Quarry landslide that killed dozens of people in Papua New Guinea.
Tags: afghanistan, climate-change, earth sciences, landslide, mexico, news, pennsylvania, philippines, shale, virginia“A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University of Pennsylvania -led team of anthropologists.” Quoted from the NSF press release.
Tags: ads-by-google, alaska, archaeology, asia, current-events, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, north-carolina, shaleSome summer field camps are already filled for the 2012 season. If you have not registered for field camp yet check out our list of over 100 camps.
Tags: afghanistan, climate-change, energy, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, north-carolina, pennsylvania, shale, teaching science“The value of mineral production in the United States increased by 12 percent in 2011 from that of 2010, suggesting that the nonfuel minerals industries, particularly metals , continued to recover from the economic recession that began in December 2007 and lasted well into 2009. The value of raw, nonfuel minerals mined in the United States was $74 billion in 2011, up from $66 billion in 2010.” Quoted from the USGS press release.
Tags: climate-change, earthquakes, energy, massachusetts, meteorites, mexico, shale, south-carolina, united, usgs, virginiaHigh latitude areas around the Earth are seeing spectacular aurora displays in response to an intense solar storm that occurred last week. These displays are expected to be very frequent over the next two years as the sun goes through a period of frequent activity
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