Yikes. Only good thing I can say is that the avalanche hazard is very low.

Calling all geologists! 🥾⛏️ The Utah Geological Survey is hiring a Geologic Mapper. If you love fieldwork, creating detailed maps, and want to work in a geological wonderland, this is for you!
Apply here: utdgohcm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Join Utah Gelogical Survey Mapping Program in creationing Geological Maps in some of the most spectacular Geology in the world. utdgohcm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Job stability in these trying times. @agu.org @geosociety.bsky.social

Brought back memories from the flights in the late 60s for me. Holding my breath on re-entry 💯

I see a dinosaur coming after me 😅

Tabby stands on hind legs with one paw outstretched toward a TV displaying a capsule above water.

NASA failed to predict the real splashdown risk.

Found out that George Plafker, USGS earthquake geologist known for his work after the 1964 Alaska earthquake passed away yesterday at 97. I was able to spend a few days in the field with him after the 2002 Denali EQ, as well as seeing him often at the USGS in Menlo Park. Full of amazing stories.

The dawn of the Phanerozoic: A transitional fauna from the late Ediacaran of Southwest China Animal diversification across the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition was a crucial event in Earth history, fundamentally altering our planet and its biosphere. However, Ediacaran fossil assemblages show li...

At last! Ediacarans and Cambrian animals in the same site! Amazing! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Learn about a cool Cambrian friend, support my writing, everyone wins.

Stone wall under construction including a carved quote stone that reads "in nature there is wisdom, system and consistency. James Hutton 1788"

This winter I've been immersed in developing the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point. A lot of work, but it is really starting to come together, and on schedule to complete in time to celebrate James Hutton's 300th birthday in June. You can find out more at james-hutton.org/deep-time-tr...

Interested in taking part? Submit your event through our online form: lnkd.in/e5zYAiQF

Contact us at festival@scottishgeologytrust.org for advice and support with event planning

More information at lnkd.in/eAXw62Sj

The hot in the west was hotter than the cold in the east was cold.
#climatechange

A screenshot from Geosites showing information related to one of the geological sites on the website. In this case, it's of Glasgow's Necropolis and shows a map, a summary of the site and photos, as well as links to other resources such as walking guides.

Geosites is a brilliant resource on the geology of Scotland from @scottishgeology.bsky.social. Navigate using the map to find sites of interest. Entries include summaries, screenshots and sometimes links to other resources such as excursion guides. geosites.scottishgeologytrust.org

An art installation by Maarten Inghels. The photo is a view of paving sets. Mist of these are grey, but the central set in the image is dark brown and engraved with the words ‘I used to be a mountain’.

‘I used to be a mountain’ by Maarten Inghels onboards.be/nl/product/m...
📷 Maarten Inghels/Onboards Biennale
#urbangeology

All of the reasons Colorado's horrible snowpack is so problematic Snow showers in this week’s forecast offer a dose of relief, but they won’t be enough to get the Colorado out of a tough, dry year.

All of the reasons Colorado’s horrible snowpack is so problematic

This is indeed a long thread - and one of the best curated threads, with 💯 relevant links and succinct summaries, that I've seen on any platform.

Esther, thank you.

Hannibal's famous war elephants: Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever been...

#Paleontology 🐘

A Lithospheric Drip Triggered Green and Colorado River Integration River networks in the Uinta Mountains preserve relict topography We suggest the relict topography has been created by an increase in rock uplift rates, caused by a lithospheric drip Deformation ...

A Lithospheric Drip Triggered Green and Colorado River Integration 🧪⚒️

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Wonderful news 🙌🙌🙌 congratulations.

Scottish coastal landmark to undergo tourism facelift A Berwickshire coastal landmark regarded by some as the world’s most important geological site is to undergo a tourism facelift – 300 years…

Scottish Borders Council approval for improvements to the Siccar Point path in Berwickshire. The path will be renamed Siccar Point Deep Time Discovery Trail. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580185...

Another dinosaur found at Dinosaur National Monument outside Colorado Back in September, as heavy machinery broke the asphalt of a parking lot at Dinosaur National Monument, ReBecca Hunt-Foster carefully watched.  “We knew that there was the possibility of encountering ...

Interview I did today on our parking lot dinosaur.

www.denvergazette.com/2026/01/21/a...

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

Colorado: Our best bet to see the storm will be just after sunset tonight. Look north around ~5:30-5:45p. Fingers crossed this holds until sunset tonight!

Solar storm is ongoing - fingers crossed this holds until sunset! If so, should be a great show.

#COwx

Here's the data:

I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

If you were teaching a senior earth science capstone-type course (non-field), what are some extra soft or hard skills you think the students these days need to walk out the door with a firm grasp on?

Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...

For #writers and writing-curious folks on here, how about a peek behind the curtain on this story? What does it take to bring a #scicomm feature like this one together? Short answer: time, and lots of people. Long answer: keep reading... 1/5

I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.

Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.

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Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...

Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more