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Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
Science   26 February 2019   World  
Deep-time Digital Earth aims to liberate data from collections such as the British Geological Survey’s. British Geological Survey
<p>The British Geological Survey (BGS) has amassed one of the world&rsquo;s premier collections of geologic samples. Housed in three enormous warehouses in Nottingham, U.K., it contains about 3 million fossils gathered over more than 150 years at thousands ...
Scientists may have solved mystery of giant Midwest earthquakes
Science   09 September 2016   USA   Americas  
A series of giant earthquakes in 1811–1812 wreaked havoc on the central United States
<p>Two centuries ago, a series of giant earthquakes rocked the tiny town of New Madrid, Missouri, collapsing chimneys and shaking houses more than 1000 kilometers away. It was even said that parts of the Mississippi River momentarily flowed backward as the ...