Footprints discovered in New Zealand may be dinosaur Nov 7, 2009
Browne has made silicon molds of several of the prints and his paper describing the discovery will appear in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics this week. Editor: Lin Zhi. (Xinhuanet, China)
Notorious 'Man-eating' Lions Of Tsavo Likely Ate About 35 People -- Not 135, Scientists Say Nov 4, 2009
In addition to Dominy, Yeakel, and Bruce Patterson, coauthors on the paper are Kena Fox-Dobbs, assistant professor of geology at the University of Puget Sound; Mercedes M. Okumura, research curator in human evolutionary anatomy at the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies at the University of Cambridge; Thure E. Cerling, distinguished professor of biology and of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah; Jonathan W. Moore, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology... (Science Daily)
First Detailed Documentation Of Tsunami Erosion Oct 31, 2009
The work was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics. The Nov. 15, 2006, Kurils earthquake was large enough to raise alarms about the potential for a tsunami throughout the Pacific basin. (Science Daily)
AGU Journal highlights -- Oct. 26, 2009 Oct 27, 2009
H. Cheng: Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. R. L. Edwards: Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. (EurekAlert!)
Cuts to Mississippi levees could build new land in sinking delta Oct 21, 2009
Chris Paola: Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. Gary Parker: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.. (EurekAlert!)
Photojournalist to give 'Unseen Hawaii' talk at UH Oct 20, 2009
For more information about Widener's talks and the lecture series, contact Glendon B. Hunsinger, post-doctoral associate, or Hope Jahren, professor of geology and geophysics, and chair of the series, at 956-2363. On-campus parking is available for $5 after 4 p.m. There is a flat rate fee of $4 for parking in campus parking structures prior to 4 p.m. at the entry kiosks. (Honolulu Advertiser)
October 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 2, 2009
Beyond Beecher's Trilobite Bed: Widespread pyritization of soft tissues in the Late Ordovician Taconic foreland basin Una C. Farrell et al., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. Pages 907-910 ... Palynomorphs from sediment core reveal a sudden remarkably warm Antarctica during the mid Miocene Sophie Warny et al., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, and Museum of Natural Science, E235 Howe-Russell, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (EurekAlert!)
Experts size up Florida's tsunami risks Oct 2, 2009
Woods Hole scientists hope to install seismometers, cameras and other instruments to monitor any possible landslides, said Jian Lin, a senior scientist in the institution's geology and geophysics department. The monitoring system would provide crucial information needed to provide warnings in Florida and other coastal areas, Lin said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Algae and pollen grains provide evidence of remarkably warm period in Antarctica's history Oct 1, 2009
BATON ROUGE For Sophie Warny, LSU assistant professor of geology and geophysics and curator at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, years of patience in analyzing Antarctic samples with low fossil recovery finally led to a scientific breakthrough. She and colleagues from around the world now have proof of a sudden, remarkably warm period in Antarctica that occurred about 15. (EurekAlert!)
Mystery of fish mercury levels solved Sep 23, 2009
Choy led the study with Brian Popp, a UH Department of Geology and Geophysics professor; Jeff Drazen, Department of Oceanography associate professor; and John Kaneko, project director at Pacific Management Resources, known as PacMar Inc. ... " Hawaii researchers have solved the puzzle of why different species of fish in the ocean have different levels of mercury, even though they are the same size. "It has to do with where they are feeding in the water column and what they're eating," said Anela... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New CO2 data helps unlock the secrets of Antarctic formation Sep 14, 2009
Co-author Dr Bridget Wade from Texas Aersity Department of Geology and Geophysics added: "This was the biggest climate switch since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. "Our study is the first to provide a direct link between the establishment of an ice sheet on Antarctica and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and therefore confirms the relationship between carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and global climate. ". (EurekAlert!)
MicroRNAs Track Evolution For First Time Sep 10, 2009
These genes are excellent evolutionary markers, said lead author Erik Sperling, a graduate student in Yale s Department of Geology and Geophysics ... The team s microRNA sequencing results also agree with the order in which the different annelids and their relatives appear in the fossil record something that previous hypotheses about their relationships had failed to do, said co-author Derek Briggs, Yale s Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Geology and Geophysics. (Science Daily)
Changing climate: Part II Sep 1, 2009
Chip Fletcher, professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at University of Hawaii, writes: In Hawaii, as the ocean continues to rise, natural flooding occurs in low-lying regions during rains because storm sewers back up with saltwater, coastal erosion accelerates on our precious beaches, and critical highways shut down due to marine flooding. Coastline areas will become increasingly inundated by high waves, storms, tsunamis, and extreme water levels. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Scientists find evidence of iridescence in 40 million-year-old feather fossil Aug 26, 2009
"The discovery of ultra-structural detail in feather fossils opens up remarkable possibilities for the investigation of other features in soft-bodied fossils, like fur and even internal organs," said Derek Briggs, Yale's Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Geology and Geophysics, and an author of the study. The discovery could pave the way for determining color features of other ancient birds and even dinosaurs, the team said. (EurekAlert!)
Earliest Complex Organisms Fed By Ocean Buffet Aug 20, 2009
Laflamme, now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University, did the research as a postdoc in Xiao's lab at Virginia Tech. Xiao and Kowalewski are professors of geobiology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. (Science Daily)
Martian Meteorite Yields Clues About Planet Aug 11, 2009
25, 2004) Scientists in the department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University have devised a method to precisely date the timing and temperature of a meteorite impact on Mars that led to ejection of a. (Sep. (Science Daily)
No West Coast Tsunami From Mexico Quakes Aug 4, 2009
The quakes were centered between 297 miles and 343 miles south of the California-Mexico border at the boundary where the Pacific and North American plates are pulling apart, said Joann Stock, professor of geology and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology. Scientists said some areas where strong shaking occurred may experience local underwater landslides. (KSBW 8, CA)
Large quakes off Mexico pose no tsunami threat Aug 4, 2009
The quakes were centered between 297 miles and 343 miles south of the California-Mexico border at the boundary where the Pacific and North American plates are pulling apart, said Joann Stock, professor of geology and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology ... The quakes were centered between 297 miles and 343 miles south of the California-Mexico border at the boundary where the Pacific and North American plates are pulling apart, said Joann Stock, professor of geology and... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Campus Notes, 8-4-09 Aug 4, 2009
MADISON University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Bridget Diem, daughter of Patrick and Mary Jo Diem of Racine, received the Paul Family Undergraduate Scholarship in Geology and Geophysics. Diem has accepted a position at the University of Wyoming geology graduate school in Laramie, Wyo. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights Aug 1, 2009
Elevated fluid pressure and extreme mechanical weakness of a plate boundary thrust, Nankai Trough subduction zone Harold J. Tobin and Demian M. Saffer, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. Pages 679-682. Global observations indicate that the faults that lie between tectonic plates slip far more easily than is predicted based on measurements of rock strength. (EurekAlert!)
New Isotope Cluster Could Lead To Better Understanding Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Jul 19, 2009
As such, isotopes act as carbon dioxide "tracers," said Hagit Affek, an assistant professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University who previously worked as part of the lead team at the California Institute of Technology. "We use isotopes to 'balance the budget' of the carbon cycle. They basically act like labels that tell us where the carbon dioxide is coming from and where it's going.". (Science Daily)
Kauais warm, wet future (1297) Jul 9, 2009
The coastal geologist in UH s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology s Department of Geology and Geophysics urged the commission during a presentation at its June 23 regular meeting to keep global warming and sea-level rise in mind as they plan Kaua i s future. He said Hawai i should plan for a three-foot rise in sea level by the end of the century, pointing to California s statewide objective to have all agencies take into account an expected 1. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Ancient Climate Change: When Palm Trees Gave Way To Spruce Trees Jun 26, 2009
(June 27, 2005) Mark Pagani in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale and his colleagues mapped the first detailed history of atmospheric carbon dioxide between 45 - 25 million years ago based on stable. (July 25, 2008) Due to the impact of global warming, it has become essential to understand the causes and processes involved in past climate changes. (Science Daily)
Sarychev Peak Volcano June 12, 2009 Jun 17, 2009
Up to date information is provided by SVERT, which is a project within the Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia. The sources of information are MODIS satellite imagery, ground-based observatories set up on neighboring islands. (Suite101.com)
Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline Jun 16, 2009
D.s from UC Berkeley - are Randall B. Irmis, now an assistant professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah, and Lawrence G. Barnes, Edward D. Mitchell Jr. and Samuel A. McLeod of NHM's Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. When the bone bed formed between 15,900,000 and 15,200,000 years ago, the climate was warming, sea level was at a peak, California's Central Valley was an inland sea dubbed the Temblor Sea and the emerging Sierra Nevada was shoreline. (Science Daily)
May 2009 Geology media highlights May 5, 2009
New evidence from seismic imaging for subduction during assembly of the North China craton Tianyu Zheng et al., Seismological Laboratory (SKL-LE), Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China. Pages 395-398. (EurekAlert!)
Diet Secrets Of Elephant Family Named 'The Royals' Apr 16, 2009
The research which suggests how climate change and human encroachment may affect endangered elephants was led by Thure Cerling, a distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, and biology. He used Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking collars and analyzed carbon and other isotopes in tail hair to monitor the elephants' movements and diet from early 2000 to early 2006. (Science Daily)
Video tells isles' evolutionary tale Apr 7, 2009
The film's recent premier on "Darwin Day" was "a nice coincidence," Eric Gaidos, geology and geophysics professor, said after showing the film to a full room of scientists, students and others at Hamilton Library ... The film's recent premier on "Darwin Day" was "a nice coincidence," Eric Gaidos, geology and geophysics professor, said after showing the film to a full room of scientists, students and others at Hamilton Library ... They are students in a science documentary course taught by Eric... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New Listening Device Should Help Find Trapped Miners Mar 28, 2009
"We developed an approach to find the location of trapped miners inside a collapsed mine, regardless of noise from the environment around the mine," says Sherif Hanafy, an adjunct associate professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah and first author of a study demonstrating the technique. The method records "seismic 'fingerprints' generated by a trapped miner banging on the mine wall, and uses those fingerprints to locate him. Each different location in the mine that is banged... (Science Daily)
Bang the gong for mine safety! Mar 27, 2009
We hope to make it easier to find out if miners are alive after a collapse and, if they are alive, where they are located, adds Gerard Schuster, a professor of geology and geophysics. Its not guaranteed to work every time, but looks promising from the tests we did. (Why Files)
Many dinosaurs once found Alaska hospitable Mar 17, 2009
The tunnel might provide some answers to the mysteries of arctic dinosaurs, said Patrick Druckenmiller, a paleontologist, assistant professor with the Department of Geology and Geophysics and curator of earth sciences at the museum. "It seems like we've just started to figure things out with those dinosaurs on the North Slope," Druckenmiller said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Clayton adds Smith Medal to his honors Mar 6, 2009
D., 54), the Crafoord Laureate and John D. MacArthur professor of geology and geophysics emeritus, California Institute of Technology. 1973, the late Clair Patterson (Ph. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Capsized (4) Mar 3, 2009
Paul Komar, professor emeritus of marine geology and geophysics, Oregon State University. Kenneth Kamler, M.D., microsurgeon and author, whose expertise includes hypothermia. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Quotes of note Feb 28, 2009
"If you pulled up your kayak, you would have no idea there was a burying ground here."ALLEN GONTZ, professor of coastal geology and geophysics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, on the cemetery found on Rainsford Island. "Is someone going to kill you with a piece of macaroni?"Representative BRIAN BAIRD, Democrat of Washington, on his visit to Gaza, after discovering that Israel was blocking trucks of pasta from entering Gaza, and hearing from the United Nations that "Israel does not... (Boston Globe)
Nature, abuse imperil a harbor island heritage Feb 27, 2009
"If you pulled up your kayak, you would have no idea there was a burying ground here," said Allen Gontz, a professor of coastal geology and geophysics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. As Gontz spoke, he stood on the rocky beach next to a ground-penetrating radar that he and graduate student Christopher Maio dragged across the field, roughly 50 yards wide by 75 yards long. Two test runs last fall showed indications of graves, and the pair returned this week to conduct a daylong... (Boston Globe)
CO2 Drop, Global Cooling Made Antarctic Glacier Feb 27, 2009
"Previous reconstructions gave no evidence of high-latitude cooling," according to senior author Mark Pagani, professor of geology and geophysics at Yale ... (June 27, 2005) Mark Pagani in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale and his colleagues mapped the first detailed history of atmospheric carbon dioxide between 45 - 25 million years ago based on stable. (Science Daily)
Orbiting Carbon Observatory Aims To Boost Carbon Management Options Feb 21, 2009
(June 27, 2005) Mark Pagani in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale and his colleagues mapped the first detailed history of atmospheric carbon dioxide between 45 - 25 million years ago based on stable. (Oct. (Science Daily)
First officer Skiles to toss Crew's first pitch Feb 18, 2009
"We are honored to have Jeff throw out the first pitch on Opening Day." Skiles, 49, graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1984, with majors in geology and geophysics. He resides in Oregon, Wis. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
