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Monday, 10 August 2015 14:52

Artificial intelligence, Big Data used for seafloor geology mapping

National ICT Australia (NICTA) and the University of Sydney have collaborated to create the first digital map of seafloor sediments using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

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Tuesday, 07 August 2012 13:57

Resources data specialist picks Actian Vectorwise database

Geological Data Design's Field Data Integrator tablet app collects data from a variety of instruments, synchronises it with an Actian Vectorwise database, and presents the results of analysis.

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012 01:52

Thoughts on the recent Oslo meteorite discovery

Basically, the tale is garbage!  It's a nice rock, but it certainly doesn't appear to be a meteorite.

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Sunday, 08 November 2009 19:18

New Zealand's South Island had dinosaurs, too

New Zealand geologists have uncovered the first evidence with respect to footprints that dinosaurs roamed New Zealand over seventy million years ago, and the first evidence ever of dinosaurs on South Island.
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 21:39

You could have been a mountain climber 12 million years ago

A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.

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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:17

First Mercury flyby by MESSENGER shows past lava flows

Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.          
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Tuesday, 01 January 2008 21:30

U.S. presidential candidates and positions on Space, Science

The citizens of the United States are in the midst of its election of a new president in 2008. Their responses to the topics of space, science, and education say much about their campaigns and how they will direct the country.        
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 22:57

Mars rover Spirit makes important 'œlife' find, now scrambling for its own life

NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.         
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 22:52

World study: if American, ancestors walked Bering land bridge

Genetic data shows that about 12,000 years ago eastern Asian peoples walked over the Bering Strait land bridge that temporarily connected Siberia and North America.         
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 03:44

Diamonds are forever; well, at least 4.25 billion years

Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Monday, 16 July 2007 22:20

Sharp eyes of geologist find meteorite debris from Sudbury crater in Minnesota

The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 07:17

Homestake Gold Mine in Dakota Black Hills selected as next national laboratory

On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.
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Monday, 09 July 2007 22:27

Who says size doesn't matter: Earth is 0.2 inches shorter

German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Friday, 06 July 2007 04:36

Ancient DNA finds Greenland's past a land of trees and butterflies

With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 03:10

Enceladus geysers might be from plate friction, not erupting ice

Two independent studies on Saturn's moon Enceladus show that geyser formation may be due to ice plates grinding together to produce eruptions of vapor into the atmosphere.
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Thursday, 19 April 2007 03:09

385-million-year-old fossil reveals first tree

British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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Friday, 23 March 2007 20:34

Granddaddy of all crustal rock found in Greenland

Scientists find 3.8 billion year old rocks that were part of the Earth’s early crust on the Isua Greenstone Belt in Greenland.
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Sunday, 18 March 2007 20:43

First probe beneath Mars surface finds water ice

Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars'  South Pole.
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Friday, 16 March 2007 04:06

Silent earthquake: TREMOR!!!

Scientists have just verified that soft rumbling sounds heard by seismic equipment come from two tectonic plates sliding across each other. Such an early warning system could predict earthquakes in the future.
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Sunday, 11 March 2007 21:30

OneGeology: We are the world, geologically speaking

Geologists begin this week, March 12-16, 2007,  an ambitious project to develop the first geological map of the world.
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