What do cycling and rocks have to do with each other?
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U geologist Peter Lippert joins an international team blogging about the geology showcased in each stage of the Tour de France.
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Loki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read MoreAs the ball turns: Earth’s inner core is ‘backtracking’
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Using seismic data to measure changes in solid core’s motion, geologists discover it now turns more slowly relative to surface of Earth.
Read MoreCinematic dinosaur representation. Accurate?
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Paleontologist Mark Loewen critiqued the accuracy of Hollywood’s depictions of dinosaurs for Vanity Fair in a video that has racked up nearly 2.5 million views on YouTube.
Read MoreJourney to the bottom of the world
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The U’s Dan Reed and Maureen Condic traveled to Antarctica in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see and understand the vast scientific opportunities—and life-and-death precipices—the southernmost tip of the globe offers.
Read MoreWater towers at risk as glaciers recede
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Research provides new insight on mountain glacier-derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally.
Read MoreDINO-MITE DISCOVERY
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Newly discovered, nearly complete Tyrannosaur skeleton found in Grand Staircase Escalante.
Read MoreSOIREE IN THE STREAM
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Researchers from various backgrounds converge on Red Butte Creek watershed to collect an unprecedented data set on water quantity and quality.
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