Tick-Borne Meat Allergy, Another Reason To Be Careful About Tick 30JUL2018

Tick-Borne Meat Allergy, Another Reason To Be Careful About Tick

Meteorite hunters tromping through fields, forests, pastures,
and grasslands should always be careful of tick bites. The upswing
in Tick-Borne Meat Allergy is an important one.

What the Mystery of the Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal
Unraveling why tick bites are suddenly causing a strange reaction
in some people who eat meat could help scientists better
understand how all allergies work. The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/magazine/what-the-mystery-of-the-tick-borne-meat-allergy-could-reveal.html

Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise
Morning Edition, June 25, 2018
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/06/25/621080751/red-meat-allergies-caused-by-tick-bites-are-on-the-rise

Yours,

Paul H.

Einstein's theory passes black hole test 27JUL2018

Einstein's theory passes black hole test 

Einstein theory passes black hole test

By Paul Rincon, BBC News website

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44967491

The paper is:

R. Abuter, A. Amorim, et al., 2018, Detection of the g

ravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the

Galactic centre massive black hole. Astronomy and

astrophysics. Volume 615, July 2018, Article Number L15,

https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833718

Published online 26 July 2018

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2018/07/aa33718-18/aa33718-18.html

Yours,

Paul H.

 

Research Continues At Bee Bluff Structure in South Texas 27JUL2018

 Research Continues At Bee Bluff Structure in South Texas

Research continues at the suspected impact structure

and controversial Bee Bluff feature in South, Texas.

High-impact research: SAC team looks for meteorite crater

By Brian Contreras, July 24, 2018

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/High-impact-research-SAC-team-looks-for-13101127.php

Online papers about Bee Bluff.

Sharpton, V.L. and Nielsen, D.C., 1988, March. Is the Bee

Bluff structure in S. Texas an impact crater?. In Lunar and

Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 19).

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1988LPI....19.1065S

Graham, R.A. and Wilson, W.F., 2005, March. Reinvestigation

of the Bee Bluff Structure South of Uvalde, Texas,The Uvalde

Crater.'. In 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

(Vol. 36).

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1086.pdf

Jurena, S.D., French, B.M. and Gaffey, M.J., 2001. Planar

Deformation Feature Orientations and Distribution in Quartz

Grains from the Carrizo Sand Formation in South Texas: Relation

to the Bee Bluff Structure. Lunar and Planetary Science XXII

abstract, (1828).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252543400_Planar_Deformation_Feature_Orientations_and_Distribution_in_Quartz_Grains_from_the_Carrizo_Sand_Formation_in_South_Texas_Relation_to_the_Bee_Bluff_Structure?ev=publicSearchHeader&_sg=xOJPIIEGfz8EFsjkOH3scfBUz8h1JFDsbXt9HHsYeFVmuqPILuhhS-BtWeY9qGH_jNcKX0Wo4SjjjAs

More papers about Bee Bluff in ResearchGate at:

https://www.researchgate.net/search?q=%22bee%20bluff%22

Feathergail Wilson, W. and Hord Wilson, D., 1979. Remnants of

a probable Tertiary impact crater in south Texas. Geology, 7(3),

pp. 144-146.

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/7/3/144/188748

Yours,

Paul H.

Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters 24JUL2018

 Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters

I came across a quite interesting field guide to

impact craters of western Australia. It has

detailed descriptions of several impact craters

and associated impactites.

It is:

Western Australian impact craters - a field guide

Field Excursion 20-29 August 2012 (Post

Meteoritical Society Conference Excursion)

Geological Survey of Western Australia

http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/departments/earth-and-planetary-sciences/western-australian-impact-craters-field-guide

http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Met-FT-2012.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Collapse of civilizations worldwide defines youngest unit of the Geologic Time Scale 17JUL2018

 Collapse of civilizations worldwide defines youngest unit of the Geologic Time Scale

Collapse of civilizations worldwide defines youngest unit
of the Geologic Time Scale, Late Holocene Meghalayan Age
http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/119-collapse-of-civilizations-worldwide-defines-youngest-unit-of-the-geologic-time-scale
http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-07.pdf

CS chart containing the Quaternary and Cambrian
GSSPs and new stages (v 2018/07) is now released!
http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/120-ics-chart-containing-the-quaternary-gssps-and-new-stages-v-2018-07-is-now-released
http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-07.pdf

"proposal submitted by ICS that subdivides the Holocene Series
into the Greenlandian (11,700 yr b2k), Northgrippian (8326 yr b2k),
and Meghalayan (4200 yr before 1950) stages, and that these
stages correspond to the Lower, Middle and Upper Holocene
subseries. A speleothem collected from the Mawmluh Cave,
northern India, serves as the GSSP for the Meghalayan Stage
and will be curated in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC."

Yours,

Paul H.

Shergotty Achondrite Paper Now Online 16JUL2018

 Shergotty Achondrite Paper Now Online

Stöffler, D., Ostertag, R., Jammes, C., Pfannschmidt, G., Gupta,

P.S., Simon, S.B., Papike, J.J. and Beauchamp, R.H., 1986. Shock

metamorphism and petrography of the Shergotty achondrite.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 50(6), pp. 889-903.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326156964_Shock_metamorphism_and_petrography_of_the_Shergotty_achondrite

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dieter_Stoeffler

https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?type=publication&query=Shergotty

Yours,

Paul H.

The Violent Origin of the Earth and Moon 14JUL2018

 The Violent Origin of the Earth and Moon

Hi,

A fascinating lecture that I listened to last night is:

Sarah Stewart, "The Violent Origin of the Earth and Moon"

Harvard University, Aug 31, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObI18hOdAZQ

Also, there is an interesting philosophy of science lecture.

Noah Feldman: On the Nature of Evidence

Harvard University, February 3, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXz0El70dk

Both are worth making time for on the weekend.

Yours,

Paul H.

Rare Binary Asteroid and Two Asteroids Passed Close to Earth 13JUL2018

 Rare Binary Asteroid and Two Asteroids Passed Close to Earth

Cosmic Double Take: Rare Binary Asteroid Discovered Near Earth

By Meghan Bartels, Space.com, July 12, 2018

https://www.space.com/41154-rare-binary-asteroid-discovery-near-earth.html

Two asteroids zipped by Earth hours before anyone noticed

The bus-sized pieces of space debris whipped by us at relatively

close range over the weekend. by Eric Mack, Cnet, July 11, 2018

https://www.cnet.com/news/asteroid-2018-nw-nx-zipped-by-earth-hours-before-first-being-spotted/

2018 NX

https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=K18N00X

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20NX&orb=1

MPEC 2018-N34 : 2018 NW

https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K18/K18N34.html

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20NW&orb=1

Yours,

Paul H.

Update on Offshore Meteorite Hunt - Washington Coast 05JUL2018

 Update on Offshore Meteorite Hunt - Washington Coast

Meteor fragments possibly found on ocean floor off Washington

coast Researchers may have found space rocks in the Pacific Ocean.

Drew Mikkelsen, July 3, 2018

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/meteor-fragments-possibly-found-on-ocean-floor-off-washington-coast/281-570283921

 

Meteorite search off the Washington coast recovers two

small fragments by Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times, July 3, 2018

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/meteorite-search-off-the-washington-coast-recovers-two-small-fragments/

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors 03JUL2018

 Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors

Although the below article do not specifically mention

meteorite collecting, it discusses a nasty, hazardous

plant, that meteorite collectors and anyone either collecting,

working or playing in the outdoors need to be aware of

and avoid.

'Horror Plant' causes 3rd-degree burns, blindness,

is spreading in Upstate NY (photos)

By Ben Axelson | baxelson@nyup.com June 26, 2018

https://www.sciencealert.com/invasive-toxic-giant-hogweed-burns-skin-blindness-virginia-clarke-county

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/f2e509cfd11171/horror_plant_causes_3rddegree.html

https://nypost.com/2018/06/17/this-plant-causes-3rd-degree-burns-permanent-blindness/

Yours,

Paul H.

Debate about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Continues 02JUL2018

 Debate about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Continues

The debate continues.

Why won’t this debate about an ancient cold snap die?

Despite mainstream opposition, a controversial comet impact hypothesis persists

BY Caroyln Gramling, Science News, June 26, 2018

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/younger-dryas-comet-impact-cold-snap

Yours,

Paul H.