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With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, expect Plymouth Rock to take its regular turn in the spotlight. Supposedly the landfall of the Pilgrim colonists in 1620, the rock is rather more fragile than is suggested by its iconic character. In my discussion of the rock I note that having been carried t ...

Close observers of this space may have noticed that the title of geology.about.com—the line at the very top of the browser—now includes "Earth science" as well as "geology." For many years I've insisted on the word "geology" to cover all the ground of Earth-based science. I've thought of "Earth ...

One of my favorite things is taking photos of geologic features. In 12 years of doing that and putting them online here, I've learned a few tricks and tips . This photo illustrates one of the best: get there during the morning or evening "golden hour" for the best light. Most of the other tips in th ...

At the last meeting of my local geological society , they announced that the deadline for our three scholarships , one undergraduate and two graduate, is being extended to December 15 to collect more candidates. This money is meant for research in or near northern California (I guess that means al ...

Last night I attended a presentation on the rock-physics based theory of earthquake precursors (the p-hole theory), and things are moving along nicely. Funders including the World Bank and institutions like the new SUSEL underground lab in South Dakota are supporting research projects. I confess to ...

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Links from del.icio.us , tagged with geology for November 26th, 2009: Marcia’s Science Teaching Ideas James Hutton | My Science Box Rock Tumbler Instructions | Directions for Rock Tumbling Welcome to the USGS – U.S. Geological Survey 5 Most Dangerous U.S. Earthquake Hot Spots Beyond California ...

In October, we happily took part in the DonorsChoose Social Media Challenge , teaming up with All of My Faults are Stress-Related and Eruptions to create a geoblog generosity trifecta. We got amazing results, with geoblogs readers giving $8660 to our challenge . Part of that money was contributed ...

I hung up my new copy of the Geological Map of Shenandoah National Park Region, Virginia in my office, using neodymium magnets (the best!) to "pin" it to a metal shelf. Gosh, it's beautiful.

Happy Thanksgiving (for my US readers) ... otherwise happy Thursday to the rest of the world. I've got another Mystery Volcano Photo for you all. Good luck! Current Standings: Don Crain - 2 gijs - 2 The Bobs - 2 volcanista - 1 Lockwood - 1 Elizabeth - 1 Ralph - 1 Anne - 1 Cam - 1 gg - 1 Boris Behnc ...

Click on the map for a larger version (1280 x 898 pixels). The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18-24 November 2009 is available on the Global Volcanism Program website. The following is a summary and not a substitute for the full report. ...