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- River reveals 'Jurassic dragon'
The fossil of a prehistoric sea monster that lived more than 144 million years ago has been found in a river on the edge of west Belfast. (BBC)
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:54:38 +0300 - 'T.rex footprint' found by British dinosaur hunter: report
A Britain-based palaeontologist believes he has found the world's first known Tyrannosaurus rex footprint, he told a BBC television documentary Wednesday. (AFP)
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:51:37 +0300 - Hawaii scientists examine volcanic rocks
Scientists are studying whether a submerged extinct volcano may sit to the south of Kauai, a would-be sister island to the Garden Isle that never emerged above the ocean. (AP)
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:48:39 +0300 - Earthquake hits remote area of Northern Marianas
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of six has struck a remote area northeast of Saipan in the US-administered Northern Marianas Islands.(RadioAustralia)
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 06:44:21 +0300 - WWU grad creates new method to monitor volcanoes
Western Washington University graduate Angie Diefenbach came up with a faster and cheaper way to use photos to create three-dimensional images of active volcanoes. She used it to to study the growth of a dome in the blown-out crater of Mount St. Helens, above. The dome is a sign of the latest volcanic activity, which started in 2004.(BellinghamHerald)
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 06:40:40 +0300 - Satellite methods for monitoring volcanic activity in the Andes Cordillera
The central part of the Andes between southern Peru and Chile bears 50 active or potentially volcanoes. These volcanic structures are very remote, so few studies have been made on them. Using satellite radar interferometry techniques, researchers can now detect deformations of the earth's crust in this region.(EurekAlert)
Sat, 6 Oct 2007 08:02:54 +0300 - Philippines volcano spews ash
A volcano spewed huge clouds of ash that fell over villages Thursday in the eastern Philippines, forcing authorities to shut schools for the day and issue an alert to residents.(AFP)
Fri, 5 Oct 2007 06:35:06 +0300 - Geologists Recover Rocks Yielding Unprecedented Insights Into San Andreas Fault
For the first time, geologists have extracted intact rock samples from 2 miles beneath the surface of the San Andreas Fault, the infamous rupture that runs 800 miles along the length of California. Now, with this newly recovered material, scientists hope to answer long-standing questions about the fault's composition and properties.(ScienceDaily)
Fri, 5 Oct 2007 06:26:23 +0300 - Earthquake experts at Tel Aviv University turn to history for guidance
Ancient documents reveal devastating earthquake may threaten Middle East's near future.(EurekAlert)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:39:25 +0300 - YEMEN: Red Sea volcano still active, say specialists
Yemeni geologists linked the volcano to seismic activity which coincided with the eruption.(Irin)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:36:21 +0300 - Plant-eating dinosaur a "Cretaceous weed whacker"
Scientists have found in southern Utah a nicely preserved skull with jaws containing 800 teeth, scaly skin impressions and other fossil remains of a new species of duck-billed dinosaur from 75 million years ago.(Reuters)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:29:30 +0300 - Volcanic eruption reported off of Yemen
A volcano has erupted on tiny Jazirt Atta-Ir island about 70 miles off the coast of Yemen spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported Sunday.(AP)
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 06:40:53 +0300 - Indonesia raises alert status on Java volcano
Indonesian scientists stepped up the alert level for a volcano in East Java and told people to stay away from the crater amid fears it is building up to an eruption. The alert for Mount Kelut was raised to the third of a four-level warning system.(AFP)
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 06:19:31 +0300 - 3 quakes strike in Pacific Ocean
Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near New Zealand and the U.S. territory of Guam in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean. None of the quakes caused a tsunami.(AP)
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 06:16:08 +0300 - Big Pacific temblor triggers false quake reports in California
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake off the Mariana Islands triggered six false quake reports thousands of miles away in California on Friday.(Sacbee)
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