The photo of the week is another great example of Pleistocene giantism in mammals. In the photo you see a recent (very) leg bone from a kangaroo held next to the fossilized leg bone of a Pleistocene kangaroo, known as Procoptodon. HUGE DIFFERENCE! The bone from the ancient kangaroo is at least 10-15cm longer and much, much thicker. Procoptodon, stood around 2m tall and weighed in at a massive 230 ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (69): Geologists in the Field – on Top of the Fault
These two geologists are standing at the top of a fault in Greece. The large elevation has built up over successive earthquakes, each moving the right hand side a few meters higher than the downthrow side of the fault on the left. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (68): Geologists in the Field – Reaching the Summit
This photo was taken in Jiangsu province, China. We had climbed up a steep hillside taking rock samples every few meters. This was the moment we reached the top of the cliff and stood still to catch our breath. Send us your favourite photos of geologists at work (or rest!) in the field (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (67): Geologists in the Field – Balancing in the Middle of a River
When the contact falls in the middle of a river, there’s only one thing for it… On the isle of Arran, 2008 (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (66): Earthquake Preparedness training in Bangladesh
Children being prepared to deal with the aftermath of an earthquake at a school in Bangladesh. This is part of a project run by the charity Concern. Credit: Susanne Sargeant. (c) Geology for Global Development
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Friday Photo (65): Geologists in the field – escaping the sun
In contrast to last week’s snowy photo, geologists trying to squeeze into a patch of shade during field work in the betics, Spain, April 2011. Get involved with our Friday Photo series – send us your favourite photos of geologists in the field! (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (64): Geologists in the field – snow in Greece
After our successful ‘active geology’ series, we begin a new, fun photo series looking at ‘geologists in the field’. This week, clearing snow off the outcrop on an undergraduate field trip to Greece, December 2009. Please send us your favourite field photos! (c) Geology for Global Development
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Geology Photo of the Week #19 – Jan 20-26
Wow! January is flying by! We are already in the last full week of January since next Friday is Feb 1. It has been a very busy first month of 2013 for me. My goal this semester is to finish my lab work by the summer, which would allow me to focus on writing the 4 papers that I have collected partial data for. These four are in varying degrees of completion from the merely conceptual to actually ha ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (63): Active Geology – Mt Etna Spitting Lava
Following on from last week’s spectacular photo, we have a photo of an active vent at Mt Etna, Sicily. Credit: Robin Wylie (c) Geology for Global Development
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Friday Photo (62): Active Geology – Smoke from Mt Etna
For our first Friday photo of 2013, we have this incredible image of a smoking volcano, taken during field work at Mt Etna, Sicily. The tripod in the foreground is monitoring the composition of the volcanic gases. Credit: Robin Wylie (c) Geology for Global Development