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Thursday 30 April 2020

Shut down laboratories bring science to a cold stop 30APR2020

 Shut down laboratories bring science to a cold stop

With laboratories shut, coronavirus forces scientists to ‘stop cold’
Los Angeles Times by Joel Rubin and Amina Khan, April 29, 2020

With laboratories shut, coronavirus forces scientists to ‘stop cold’
Los Angeles Times by Joel Rubin and Amina Khan, April 29, 2020
[www.latimes.com]

This article talks mainly about medical and biological resource, but
the pandemic also has shut down geological, including some of
mine, research cold also. Will use an entire field season. The crash
in the price of oil also will disrupt and end geological research also.
This is a major event in science.

Fortunately, I am able to get Global Mapper and ArcGIS to work
on my home computer so I have soemthing to wok on with
finishing a couple of planned papers.

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)

Friday 24 April 2020

New Geomorphological Map of Saturn's Moon Titan 24APR2020

 New Geomorphological Map of Saturn's Moon Titan

New Map of Saturn's Moon Titan Reveals a Liquid-Filled World
By Elizabeth Howell November 20, 2019

It's the first global geologic map of Titan.

The paper is:

Lopes, R.M., Malaska, M.J., Schoenfeld, A.M., Solomonidou,
A., Birch, S.P.D., Florence, M., Hayes, A.G., Williams, D.A.,
Radebaugh, J., Verlander, T. and Turtle, E.P., 2020. A global
geomorphologic map of Saturn’s moon Titan. Nature
Astronomy, 4(3), pp.228-233.

Yours,

Paul H.

Friday 17 April 2020

Latest techniques in the falsification of fossils 17APR2020

Latest techniques in the falsification of fossils

Given the current national lockdown, I thought that list members
might appreciate some extra reading material however off-topic.

Corbacho, J. and Sendino, C., 2012. Fossil fakes
and their recognition. Deposits Magazine, 30, pp.35-40.

Corbacho, J., I. Corbacho, S, Morrison, and M. Valent, 2015,.
Latest techniques detected in the falsification of fossils. Batallería.
vol. 22,pp.

Corbacho, J., 2019, Use of CT Scanning and Radiography as
Legal Expert Evidence in Paleontology (Trilobites of Morocco)
 American Journal of Life Sciences, 7(2), pp. 47-53

Corbacho, J., 2019. Legal expert in paleontology: a new profession.
trilobite Papers, 21, February.

Corbacho, J., Sendino, C. and Tahiri, M., 2011. Palaeontological
fakes. Batalleria, 16, pp.37-45.

Corbacho, J., Adserà, P. and de Barcelona, M.G.D.S., 2017. Sobre
unas falsificaciones de fósiles de Tailandia. Batalleria (Barcelona):
revista de paleontología, (24), pp.13-15.

Corbacho, J., Vela, J.A. and Cuevas, J.A., 2007. Falsificación de
trilobites del norte de África. Batalleria, 13, pp.29-36.

Corbacho, J., 2008. Falsificación de fósiles del N. de África
 (no trilobites). Batalleria (Barcelona): revista de paleontología,
(14), pp.49-56.

Corbacho, J., Corbacho, I., Morrison, S. and Valent, M., 2015.
Últimas técnicas detectadas en la falsificación de fósiles. Batalleria,
22, pp.22-27.

A related web page.

Avilés, J. 2017. To Identify Fossil Fakes: What You Need To Know:
https://www.jurassic-dreams.com/pages/free-guide-how-to-
identify-fossil-fakes-what-you-need-to-know

Finally, a paper about authentic trilobite fossils.

Giant Trilobites from Lower Ordovician of Morocco

Yours,

Paul H.


Saturday 11 April 2020

Make your own ammonite at home 11APR2020

Make your own ammonite at home

While the world is shut down, people can crochet their own
ammonite at home.

[UCN #2] Les Ammonites du Cap Blanc-Nez

More invertebrates

I realize that this is off topic. However, it might help some
people maintain their sanity during the current "troubles."

Yours,

Paul H.

Monday 6 April 2020

Astro-Virology 06APR2020

 Astro-Virology

Astro-Virology
By Gemma Lavender, Astrobiology, Nov 28, 2013

the paper is:

Griffin, D.W., 2013. The quest for extraterrestrial life:
 what about the viruses?. Astrobiology, 13(8), pp.774-783.

A related paper is:

Berliner, A.J., Mochizuki, T. and Stedman, K.M., 2018.
Astrovirology: viruses at large in the universe.
Astrobiology, 18(2), pp.207-223.

Yours,

Paul H.