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Geology Bites 2024.07
Listen to a Geology Bites podcast on Macrostrat, Rockd, their development and their scientific impacts.
Glacial origin for the Great Unconformity 2019.01
Earth is missing a huge part of its crust. Now we may know why. National Geographic.
Some evidence for the cause of geology’s Great Unconformity.
ArsTechnica.
Around the world, miles of rock are missing. Could ‘Snowball Earth’ be the culprit?. LA Times.
UW-Alumni Association Wednesday nite @the Lab 2017.05
Shanan Peters presents results from Macrostrat highlighting work with Jon Husson on the growth of the continental sedimentary reservoir and oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere.
Paleogeography and Diversity 2017.05
As continents continue moving, study suggests effects on biodiversity. UW-Madison News.
Plate tectonics affects diversity of marine life. YouTube.
Digital Humanities Research Network 2017.05
Shanan Peters, Jon Husson, and Aimee Glassel discuss the GeoDeepDive project with UW Digital Humanities Research Network team.
Stromatolite GeoDeepDive 2017.03
Massive, computer-analyzed geological database reveals chemistry of ancient ocean. UW-Madison News.
Scientists search 3 million publications to unlock sea change secret. Engadget.
Scientists Use Big Data to Study the Decline of Stromatolites. Environmental Watch.
Macrostrat Oxygenation 2016.12
Fossil fuel formation: Key to atmosphere’s oxygen?. UW-Madison News.
What Triggered The Cambrian Explosion? Fossil Fuel Formation, New Study Says. Earth.com.
Rockd 2016.09
UW-Madison geoscientist offers free geologic exploration app. UW-Madison News.
Wisconsin-made app helps us rock (and know what rocks we're looking at). Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Unconformity 2014.04
Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian explosion. UW-Madison News.
Missing rocks may explain why life started playing shell games. ArsTechnica.
Great Unconformity: Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian explosion. Phys.org.