Episode 397 Carbonatites
Episode 397 Carbonatites
Carbonatites are strange igneous rocks made up mostly of carbonates – common minerals like calcite, calcium carbonate. I... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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Episode 396 Turbidity currents
Episode 396 Turbidity currents
As near as I can tell in the original daily series in 2014, I never addressed the topic of turbidity currents and their ... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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Episode 395 Connections
Episode 395 Connections
This episode is about some of the interesting connections that arise in science. We’ll start with me and my first pr... Read more
10 Apr 2018
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Episode 394 The Mangrullo Formation of Uruguay
Episode 394 The Mangrullo Formation of Uruguay
Today we’re going back about 280 million years, to what is now Uruguay in South America. 280 million years ago puts u... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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Episode 393 The Mountains of the Moon
Episode 393 The Mountains of the Moon
Today we’re going to the Mountains of the Moon – but not those on the moon itself. We’re going to central Africa. The... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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Episode 392 Ophiolites
Episode 392 Ophiolites
Today’s episode focuses on one of those wonderful jargon words geologists love to use: Ophiolites. It’s not a contri... Read more
20 Mar 2018
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Episode 391 Valles Marineris
Episode 391 Valles Marineris
In today's episode we’re going to space. Specifically, Mars. You didn’t really think that earth science is really limite... Read more
13 Mar 2018
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Episode 390 Mud Volcanoes
Episode 390 Mud Volcanoes
As the name implies, mud volcanoes are eruptions of mud – not molten rock as in igneous volcanoes. They’re found all ar... Read more
6 Mar 2018
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Cretaceous and Cenozoic Vertebrates compilation
Cretaceous and Cenozoic Vertebrates compilation
Smilodon and dire wolves (drawing by Robert Horsfall, 1913) Running time, 1 hour. File size, 69 megabytes. This ... Read more
4 Mar 2018
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Triassic and Jurassic Vertebrates compilation
Triassic and Jurassic Vertebrates compilation
Morganucodon, a possible early mammal from the Late Triassic. Length about four inches.Drawing by FunkMonk (Michael B. ... Read more
4 Mar 2018
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