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From Phytoplankton to Jet FuelAs you may know, petroleum forms from dead plants and animals which we
How does oil form?The image below shows the Kimmeridge Clay in Dorset, one of the major source rocks
bmyers:Mount StuartSnoqualmie National Forest, Washington
Rainforest GlacierI don’t know about you, but when I think about rainforests, I always think o
Fossil leafA post this morning on taphonomy (how fossils form) and exceptionally preserved fossils (
The Umm Ishrin FormationThe Umm Ishrin formation is a fascinating and famous geological unit, althou
Happy National Fossil Day!Top: articulated phytosaur skull found in Petrified Forest National Park t
Supercontinental breakup in the JurassicWhen continents break apart and new oceans form and grow bet
This wall-likefeature is a left over from a plumbing system of an ancient volcano and iscalled a dyk
Major earthquake series strikes Kyushu IslandStarting on Thursday, a series of several large earthqu
Don’t have a SeatHot springs commonly form either on silicate rocks, like most of the crust, o
Mech form “Construct”. Directed By: Kevin Margo.(via Construct Film)More robots here.
The Virial TheoremIn the transition from classical to statistical mechanics, are there familiar quan
Bone turquoiseAlso known as odontolite, this beautiful rock is formed in the depths of sedimentary s
Septarian concretions.These beautiful rocks form during the transformation of sediments into rock, a
Wonder what it’s like to fly for NASA Earth science expeditions? Ask our research pilot anythi
Walking Carpet WeevilDoes this weevil look like a fuzzball to you? It seems, after 10 days of search
Chernobyl’s TreesThe disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was one of the w
Sweet DeathGlucose and fructose are closely related simple sugars. The former, commonly referred to
kateoplis: “Forty-one million IQ points. That’s what Dr. David Bellinger determined
NauruThe once stunning tropical scenery of the small island state of Nauru formerly known as Pleasan
Lunar Lava TubesLava tubes are sub-surface volcanic tunnels. These structures form on surfaces slopi
A new step towards earthquake forecasting?The most difficult task facing an Earth scientist lies in
40 years ago today, on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 launched and forever changed our understanding o
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