Ethiopia's Climate 27 Million Years Ago Had Higher Rainfall, Warmer Soil Oct 25, 2009
Neil J. Tabor, associate professor of Earth Sciences at SMU and an expert in sedimentology and isotope geochemistry, calculated past climate using oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in minerals from fossil soils discovered in the highlands of northwest Ethiopia ... Neil J. Tabor, associate professor of Earth Sciences at SMU. (Credit: Image courtesy of Southern Methodist University). (Science Daily)
Indian Space Research Organization names new chairman Oct 25, 2009
In 2000-2005, Radhakrishnan was with Department of Ocean Development (presently Ministry of Earth Sciences) as the founder director of the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and the project director of the Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges. He was also the vice chairman of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO 2001-05. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming Oct 23, 2009
In addition to these national academies, the following institutions specializing in climate, atmosphere, ocean and/or earth sciences have endorsed or published the same conclusions as presented in the TAR report. NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) State of the Canadian Cryosphere (SOCC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Royal Society of the United Kingdom (RS) American Geophysical Union... (CBS News)
West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Not Be Losing Ice As Fast As Once Thought Oct 20, 2009
"The published results are very important because they provide precise, ground-truth GPS observations of the actual rebound of the continent due to the loss of ice mass detected by the GRACE satellite gravity measurements over West Antarctica" said Vladimir Papitashvili, acting director for the Antarctic Earth Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation, which supported the research ... A team from The University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences (Ian Dalziel, lead... (Science Daily)
30th anniversary of U.S.-China science, technology collaboration Oct 17, 2009
Since its signing, the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement has facilitated an era of robust government-to-government research and exchange programs in areas of mutual interest including agriculture, energy, health, environment, earth sciences, marine research, and nuclear safety to improve the quality of life for the people of both countries. The Agreement provides a framework under which 16 or more U.S. science and technology-based entities and nearly the same number of Chinese... (Xinhuanet, China)
Canadian Blood Supply Future Uncertain As Population Ages Oct 15, 2009
"Like other countries, Canada's population is aging and the implications of this need to be better understood from the perspective of blood supply," says Antonio P;ez, lead researcher and assistant professor in the department of Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster University. "So while younger people are more likely to donate, they are also a declining share of Canada's population.". (Science Daily)
Local firms win ABC construction awards Oct 15, 2009
Engineering, Building & Earth Sciences: Whispering-Willows East Wind Farm; Exteriors, Selective Masonry Inc., Pleasant Grove High School; Green - Commercial $2 million to $5 million, The Stewart Perry Co. Inc., Ruffner Mountain Nature Center; Green - Renovation $2 million to $10 million, , Robins & Morton Corporate Office; Green - International, B.L. Harbert International; new U.S. Embassy Compound, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; Health Care Under $5 million, B.L. Harbert International,... (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Warmer Climate Not The Cause Of Oxygen Deficiency In The Baltic Sea Oct 14, 2009
This is shown by the researcher Daniel Hansson at the Department of Earth Sciences, who has analysed the ocean climate of the Baltic Sea since the 16th century using new methods. Human activity. (Science Daily)
Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2009 Oct 14, 2009
The Single-Crystal Diffractometer, also known as TOPAZ, will greatly expand the range of materials explored in chemistry, earth sciences, materials science and engineering, solid-state physics and biology. Lead instrument scientist Christina Hoffmann, Neutron Scattering Sciences Division, said TOPAZ also will be of great use in studies of therapeutics and medical compounds, such as aspirin, to help scientists better understand a material's individual effectiveness. (EurekAlert!)
Pacific quakes stir panic but tsunamis tiny Oct 8, 2009
Mike Sandiford, at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, said the series of large quakes in the region was unusual and that aftershocks could be expected for a few weeks. "We only get about a dozen earthquakes of that magnitude or larger around the globe in a year, so it very unusual," Sandiford told Australian media. (AlertNet)
ManTech continues tech support at NASA facility Oct 7, 2009
is the primary U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system, and conducts major programs in space-based Earth sciences and astronomy. JPL spacecraft have visited all of the planets from Mercury to Neptune. (FCW.com)
Ancient Rainforests Resilient To Climate Change Oct 2, 2009
Dr Falcon-Lang, from the Department of Earth Sciences, worked with colleagues at the Smithsonian Institution and Illinois Geological Survey. In their paper published in the journal Geology, they show that rainforest species all but vanished at the height of the ice ages. (Science Daily)
October 2009 Geosphere Highlights Oct 2, 2009
Composition and provenance of the Snowcap assemblage, basement to the Yukon-Tanana terrane, northern Cordillera: Implications for Cordilleran crustal growth Stephen J. Piercey, SJPGeoConsulting, 11 First Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 1N3, Canada, and Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland A1N 3X5, Canada, and Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada; and Maurice Colpron. This... (EurekAlert!)
October 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 2, 2009
Incised channel fills containing conifers indicate that seasonally dry vegetation dominated Pennsylvanian tropical lowlands Howard J. Falcon-Lang et al., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK. Pages 923-926 ... Impact melt sheet zircons and their implications for the Hadean crust J. Darling et al., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK. Pages 927-930. (EurekAlert!)
Bflo St. gets to work on $110M center Sep 26, 2009
The current facility houses the departments of chemistry, biology, physics and earth sciences and science education, Bagley said. The mathematics department will eventually cross campus and join the science departments in the new building. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Peruvian Glacial Retreats Linked To European Events Of Little Ice Age Sep 26, 2009
The study, published this week in the journal Science, "brings us one step closer to understanding global-scale patterns of glacier activity and climate during the Little Ice Age," says lead author Joe Licciardi, associate professor of Earth sciences at the University of New Hampshire. "The more we know about our recent climate past, the better we can understand our modern and future climate.". (Science Daily)
November/December 2009 GSA Bulletin highlights Sep 22, 2009
3 Ga), North Spirit Lake greenstone belt, Ontario, Canada H.W. Nesbitt et al., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B7. Pages 1562-1569. (EurekAlert!)
* REMEMBERING 921: Tectonic activity on the rise: geologists Sep 22, 2009
Yu Shui-beih (E), a researcher at Academia Sinicas Institute of Earth Sciences says that Green Island and Lanyu on the Philippine Plate are moving closer to Penghu on the Eurasian Plate because of the compression resulting from the collision of the two plates ... Wang Chien-ying (), a professor of earth sciences at National Central University, said that two earthquakes that struck Chiayi County in 1792 and 1906 both measured 7. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Science (of) rocks Sep 21, 2009
Lundy said he hopes the event shows people the role earth sciences play in people's daily lives ... Lundy says he hopes to stoke curiosity in the earth sciences. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
King's College London signs agreement to strengthen Brazilian research links Sep 17, 2009
The cooperation agreement spans all areas of knowledge, covering Biological Sciences, Health Sciences, Exact Sciences and Earth Sciences, Engineering, Agrarian Sciences, Applied Social Sciences, Human Sciences, Linguistics and Literature. It aims to encourage the development of joint research projects, which may include the exchange of researchers and post-graduate students. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Drilling Project Pulls Up Evidence for Early Oxygen in the Oceans Sep 16, 2009
The timeline of oxygen's appearance is a contentious point in Earth sciences. By. (Scientific American)
Observing the oceans: information meeting for the media in Venice, Italy, on 21 September Sep 15, 2009
The information meeting agenda is as follows: 13:00-13:15 Registration 13:15-13:20 ESA's role in observing the oceans from space - Volker Liebig, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA 13:20-13:25 Operational services for ocean observation from Eumetsat - Mikael Rattenborg, Director of Operations, Eumetsat 13:25-13:30 Sea level: regional and global trends - Anny Cazenave, CNES, Member of the French Academy of Sciences 13:30-13:35 The changing acidity of the oceans - Richard Feely, NOAA... (Scientific American)
New CO2 data helps unlock the secrets of Antarctic formation Sep 14, 2009
Co-author Dr Gavin Foster from the University of Bristol Earth Sciences Department said: "By using the rather unique set of samples from Tanzania and a new analytical technique that I developed, we have, for the first time, been able to reconstruct the concentration of CO2 across the Eocene-Oligocene boundary - the time period about 34 million years ago when ice sheets first started to grow on Eastern Antarctica. ". The new findings offer important lessons for the future and will add to the... (EurekAlert!)
In profile: The bomb plotters Sep 8, 2009
His second attempt at Brunel University, first with a sports science course, then earth sciences, also failed because he found the work too hard. Sarwar said he suffered low self-esteem and thought he was "useless," following these failures. (BBC News -- UK)
Tsumani prep Sep 6, 2009
To that aim, state geologist James Roddey, earth sciences information officer with DOGAMI, will present a talk on Friday, Sept. 18, on what Native American myths and new scientific discoveries can tell us about the possibility of a major earthquake occurring in this area. It s scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Winchester Bay Community Center. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Africa: Pan-African University Could Launch Early Next Year Sep 4, 2009
The remaining three campuses will focus on life and earth sciences, basic science (such as physics and chemistry) and engineering, and governance and social sciences. The campuses will be divided between East, Central and West Africa and are not expected to open until 2011. (allAfrica.com)
Science building suspended Aug 20, 2009
This centralization will integrate and expand facilities for the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Anthropology, Earth Sciences, and Math and Computer Sciences. By August 2010, construction of the new addition and renovations to the old building, as well as the North and South Classroom buildings, are expected to be complete. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Scientists Create First Three-dimensional Global Map Of Electrical Conductivity In Earth's Mantle Aug 20, 2009
"This work is important because it complements global 3-D seismic imaging of Earth's interior, which uses sound waves generated by earthquakes," said Robin Reichlin, program director in the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Division of Earth Sciences, which funded the research. "Scientists may be able to combine these two methods to tease out a more detailed understanding of variations in Earth's inner composition, water content and temperature.". (Science Daily)
Petrified Forest funds sought Aug 16, 2009
"This is a natural laboratory where we can train students of all ages in earth sciences," he said. "There's nothing like the experience of discovering a fossil or excavating a fossil.". (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Baltic Sea: Rapid Changes In Winter Climate Aug 15, 2009
Some of the world's longest climate data series with information on air temperatures and ice coverage in the Baltic Sea area over the last 500 years can be found at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Earth Sciences. Using new statistical methods to study the data series, researcher Christin Eriksson at the Department of Earth Sciences investigated the climatic variations in northern Europe since the 1500s, focusing especially on the winter climate. (Science Daily)
Next quake likely sooner (31) Aug 9, 2009
In Yachats, for example, James Roddey, the earth sciences information officer for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Studies, spoke to the city council in July. The town s newsletter summarized his warnings under the headline Natural Disaster Imminent on Oregon Coast. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
* FEATURE: CWB looking for quake precursors Aug 4, 2009
Academia Sinicas Institute of Earth Sciences has established eight earthquake monitoring stations around the country since 1988 aimed at discerning the relationship between major quakes and geomagnetic fluctuations, Shin said. They have not been able to determine the reasons behind geomagnetic fluctuations and their physical mechanism, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Iron Isotopes As A Tool In Oceanography Aug 4, 2009
William Homoky, who is a research student at the University of Southampton s School of Ocean and Earth Sciences based at NOCS, and his colleagues have helped fill this gap be measuring iron isotopes in pore fluids from both the Eel River shelf on the northern California margin (120 m water depth), and deep-sea sediments from the Southern Ocean around the Crozet Island Plateau (3000 4000 m water depth), about 1400 miles southeast of South Africa. "We are excited by our findings not only because... (Science Daily)
Location complicated Badlands rescue (2652) Aug 4, 2009
Evanoff is an associate professor of geology and earth sciences at the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, according to the university's Web site. Initial global-positioning coordinates for their location were wrong, Gorman said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Small Fossils Provide Key Clues For Interpreting Environmental Changes Aug 3, 2009
In order to get to know the data provided by microfossils in more detail, they are deeply involved in a pioneering project together with the Jaume Almera Institute of Earth Sciences (ICTJA-CSIC) in Barcelona. Given that the only trace left of these organisms when they die is their shells its carbonate converted into fossil which has survived to the present day , it is important to know how these shells were formed and how this formation was affected by the distinct chemical conditions of the... (Science Daily)
August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights Aug 1, 2009
Natural and anthropogenic sources of East Asian dust Gaojun Li et al., State Lab of Mineral Deposits Research, Institute of Surficial Geochemistry, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093. Pages 727-730. (EurekAlert!)
How Saturn's Moon Got Its Stripes Jul 29, 2009
Dr Dave Stegman, a Centenary Research Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, led the study and says that part of the intrigue with Enceladus is that it was once presumed to be a lifeless, frozen ice ball until a water vapour plume was seen erupting from its surface in 2006. NASA s Cassini spacecraft recently revealed Enceladus as a dynamic place, recording geological features such as geysers emerging from the tiger stripes which are thought to be cracks caused by... (Science Daily)
India to start building new Antarctia base in January Jul 26, 2009
"The actual construction will begin in January next year when the summer season begins in Antarctica," Secretary, Earth Sciences, Shailesh Nayak said. He said construction of roads and 00004000 huts for the station at Larsemann Hills region would be taken up during the summer season which lasts for about 90 days. (India Times, India)
Future shock made child’s play Jul 26, 2009
Watching a passing rainstorm pour down from that high up was a perfect complement to the floor s focus on the earth sciences. And coming soon is a rooftop garden featuring plants and grasses native to New England. (Boston Globe)
AFRICA: The art of predicting Rift Valley Fever outbreaks Jul 22, 2009
"The purpose of our research is to provide the first line of defence through international collaborations," Assaf Anyamba, an associate research scientist at NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center, told IRIN during the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Earth Observation - Origins to Application, at the University of Cape Town. "The satellite information we collect and analyze to produce end-user products is then disseminated to our partners; the Food and... (AlertNet)
Chemical Changes In Cells Tracked As They Endure Extreme Conditions Jul 17, 2009
This opens up a new window into how bacteria adapt and carry out some of life s most important processes, says Hoi-Ying Holman, a staff scientist in Berkeley Lab s Earth Sciences Division. To achieve this milestone, the team used the Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron and national user facility located at Berkeley Lab that generates bright light for scientific research. (Science Daily)
Warning test for tsunami 'failed' Jul 17, 2009
Professor Mike Sandiford, of Melbourne University's School of Earth Sciences, said the earthquake occurred on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific plates. A Council of Australian Governments meeting in April agreed to develop a national telephone emergency warning system, with the Commonwealth investing up to $15 million in the project. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Monsoon: Centre on cloud nine Jul 11, 2009
"The situation has improved somewhat over the last several hours in the central plains and some places even in the northwest. But overall, the monsoon forecast remains bleak for the region," a senior government official told ET after Thursday's briefing by met officials and agri scientists with both farm minister Sharad Pawar and earth sciences minister Prithviraj Chavan. 1. (India Times)
Armadillo-like Crocodile Fossil Found in Brazil Jul 9, 2009
The team described the fossils in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of South American Earth Sciences. The fossils and life-like reconstructions went on display Tuesday at the Museu do Meio Ambiente do Jardim Bot. (National Geographic)
Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions Jul 8, 2009
"We can now follow chemical changes in living bacteria as they respond to extreme environments. This opens up a new window into how bacteria adapt and carry out some of life's most important processes," says Hoi-Ying Holman, a staff scientist in Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division. To achieve this milestone, the team used the Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron and national user facility located at Berkeley Lab that generates bright light for scientific research. (EurekAlert!)
Ancient Drought And Rapid Cooling Drastically Altered Climate Jul 7, 2009
Lonnie Thompson, University Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University, and researcher with the Byrd Polar Research Center there, outlined the puzzle June 18 to colleagues at the Chapman Conference on Abrupt Climate Change. The meeting was sponsored by the American Geophysical Union and the National Science Foundation. (Science Daily)
AGU journal highlights - July 2, 2009 Jul 3, 2009
Authors: A.-M. Berggren and A. Aldahan: Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. J. Beer and J. Abreu: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dbendorf, Switzerland. (EurekAlert!)
New Kind Of Undersea Eruption Defined: 'Neptunian' Jul 3, 2009
Sharon R. Allen and Jocelyn McPhie, of the School of Earth Sciences and Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania, describe their work in a new article published in the journal Geology. These eruptions are sustained and driven by gas exsolved from magma. (Science Daily)
NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map Of Earth Jul 1, 2009
the new topographic information will be of value throughout the Earth sciences and has many practical applications. "Aster's accurate topographic data will be used for engineering, energy exploration, conserving natural resources, environmental management, public works design, firefighting, recreation, geology and city planning, to name just a few areas," Abrams said. (Science Daily)
310 Holdings Inc. Reads (Transcribes) Seismic Data Stored On Legacy Computer Backup Tapes Due to Acquisition of John Bordynuik Inc. Jun 27, 2009
This data is highly valuable to earth sciences and global warming research. Mobile Solution. (Primezone Releases)
Holliston's student standouts Jun 25, 2009
Receiving degrees were Colleen M. Caldwell, Bachelor of Arts in history and political science, and Adam A. Shifrin, Bachelor of Arts in earth sciences. Connors earns degree at Stonehill College. (Holliston Tab, MA)
India faces monsoon washout Jun 25, 2009
Holding a press conference on Wednesday, earth sciences minister Prithviraj Chavan accepted that the situation was worrisome but claimed that the worst was over and July and August would see the monsoon picking up in many parts of the country. Up to June 24, the country had received only 53% of the normal rain, with central India being the worst sufferer, getting only 25% of its normal quota. (India Times, India)
Nickel isotope may be methane producing microbe biomarker Jun 23, 2009
Through a grant from the Worldwide Universities Network and a NASA research scholarship, Cameron performed the research, including setting up the protocols for the nickel isotopic system, at the University of Bristol with Derek Vance and Corey Archer, Bristol Isotope Group, department of Earth Sciences. Cameron first investigated samples representative of the Earth's mantle and crust that were without any biological activity. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Use High-pressure 'Alchemy' To Create Nonexpanding Metals Jun 22, 2009
The work was supported by the Carnegie Department of Energy (DOE) Alliance Center, funded by the DOE through the Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliance of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and by the DOE's Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; by the National Science Foundation and its Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences (COMPRES); and by the W. M. Keck Foundation. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
CO2 Levels Highest in Two Million Years Jun 19, 2009
"We really don't know how high CO2 has been in the geologic past. Thus we don't know how sensitive the surface temperature of the Earth is to CO2," said Don DePaolo, head of the Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory in California. Most global warming predictions are based on fluctuations in CO2 levels and temperature that happened between a relatively recent series of ice ages, said DePaolo, who was not involved in the new study, which will appear in tomorrow's... (National Geographic)
Caltech scientists use high-pressure 'alchemy' to create nonexpanding metals Jun 16, 2009
The work was supported by the CarnegieDepartment of Energy (DOE) Alliance Center, funded by the DOE through the Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliance of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and by the DOE's Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; by the National Science Foundation and its Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences (COMPRES); and by the W. M. Keck Foundation. Visit the Caltech Media Relations website at. (EurekAlert!)
Meteorite grains divulge Earth's cosmic roots Jun 16, 2009
Janana N. vila, Research School of Earth Sciences and Planetary Science Institute, Australian National University, Canberra. Sachiko Amari, Laboratory for Space Sciences and Physics Department, Washington University, St. Louis. (EurekAlert!)
With its new bullx Supercomputers, Bull Opens up the Way to Extreme Computing Jun 16, 2009
bullx's technical characteristics - including its scalability, density, low power consumption and powerful in-built computational accelerators - mean it is an unprecedented platform, which can meet the needs of everything from a small design office to a major international research center, in areas as diverse as bio and earth sciences, energy, the oil and chemical industries, climatology, aeronautics, the automotive and finance sectors. Designed to deliver anything from a number of Teraflops to... (PR Newswire)
Tunable Graphene Bandgap Opens The Way To Nanoelectronics And Nanophotonics Jun 16, 2009
4 at the ALS, under the direction of ALS physicist Michael Martin and Zhao Hao of the Earth Sciences Division, Wang and his colleagues were able to send a tight beam of synchrotron light, focused on the graphene layers, right through the device. As the researchers tuned the electrical fields by precisely varying the voltage of the gate electrodes, they were able to measure variations in the light absorbed by the gated graphene layers. (Science Daily)
NASA research grants include mine lab work Jun 1, 2009
Donna Kliche and Paul Smith, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, and Roger W. Johnson, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, "Modification of the Maximum Likelihood and L-Moment Methods for the Gamma Distribution as Applied to Raindrop Size Distribution (RSD) Data," Earth Sciences Office, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ... Andre G. Petukhov, Department of Physics, and William M. Roggenthen, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering,... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Inside Alaska business May 31, 2009
The company has offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks and offers engineering, surveying and mapping, earth sciences and such services as construction administration, materials testing and special inspection. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Complete list of Cabinet ministers and portfolios May 29, 2009
Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and MoS in the PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs. Sriprakash Jaiswal. (India Times, India)
Toothy sharks once ruled Tuscany May 29, 2009
Studied by Franco Cigala Fulgosi, from the Department of Earth Sciences of Parma University, the teeth turned out to belong to Chlamydoselachus lawleyi, a species which strongly resembles the living Chlamydoselachus anguineus. With a snake-like body, flat head and large toothy mouth, the shark has changed little since prehistoric times. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Scientists return from expedition to drill beneath frozen Russian lake May 29, 2009
"Studying high-latitude systems is of great importance to an understanding of Earth's climate at all latitudes," says Paul Filmer, program director in the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Division of Earth Sciences, which co-funded the expedition to Lake E with NSF's Office of Polar Programs ... The Lake El'gygytgyn Drilling Project is an international effort funded by the International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP), the U.S. National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Division and... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Giant Dinosaur Posture Is All Wrong May 27, 2009
Professor Mike Benton at Bristol University s Department of Earth Sciences, said: It's hugely important to understand how sauropod dinosaurs functioned. They were so huge ten times the size of an elephant and yet they were successful animals. (Science Daily)
