Volcanic origin for Little Ice Age

1/28/2012 -- 6.2 north of New Zealand -- MASSIVE amount of 5.0M earthqua...

Mount Etna erupts for first time in 2012 - no comment

Des mammouths clonés pâtureront-ils dans la toundra d'ici 5 ans ?

Le mammouth laineux (Mammuthus primigenius) aurait disparu il y a plus de 10.000 ans mais certains veulent croire que son espèce pourrait être ressuscitée.

Chemical clues reveal ancient geography

Bacteria back from the brink

Layered salt crystals, colored pink and green from trapped microorganisms. From a layered salt pan in Saline Valley, Calif.

A microbial bloom of living, green Dunaliella algae found within a fluid inclusion in a salt crystal.

Ohio Earthquake Likely Caused by Fracking Wastewater

History of life through time

Camelops minidokae dentary from the Pleistocene of California. Photo by UCMP scientist Pat Holroyd.

(UCMP has the largest paleontological collection of any university museum in the world. These well-curated and computerized collections include fossil and modern organisms representing prokaryotes to vertebrates collected from all continents. The Museum serves the University community in various research projects and provides support for instruction at Berkeley and other UC campuses. In addition, the collections are used by paleontologists, biologists and geologists throughout the world)

Radiometric Dating

De mystérieux fossiles lèvent le voile sur l'origine des animaux

Faut-il une étude détaillée des eaux souterraines?

Jean-François Hélie, professeur associé au département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère de l'UQAM, ne voit aucune raison de ne pas faire le portrait isotopique régional des eaux souterraines.

Ancient Environment Led to Earth's Current Marine Biodiversity

Rare fossil of marine reptile unearthed in Alberta oilsands

Alberta oil sands yield treasure trove of ancient fossils in Alberta oilsands

Plan Nord - Québec ne paiera pas les infrastructures destinées aux minières, affirme Bachandi

Fossil study throws new light on humans

The fossilised jawbone from south-west England

A banner year for Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

Dinosaur Isle fossil hunt reckless,

Global warming is getting worse

Worst extinction ever linked to massive CO2 spill

Charles Henderson (middle) of the University of Calgary collects material from a sedimentary layer in Shangsi, Sichuan Province, China. Courtesy of Charles Henderson/Univeresity of Calgary

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Death toll from Turkey earthquake nears 600

The death toll from Turkey’s powerful earthquake was nearing 600 on Sunday as hopes faded of finding any more survivors in the rubble. At least 596 people were killed and more than 4,150 injured in the magnitude 7.2 quake that rocked Turkey’s eastern Van province, near the Iranian border, a week ago, Turkish authorities said.

Turkish earthquake: Baby girl pulled alive from rubble reunited with mother

Quake survivors desperate for tents as cold and snow descend on Van

Turkey Ends Search For Quake Victims

Turkey ends search for quake survivors, toll nears 600

Boy found after 108 hours under rubble