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August 2007

June 2007

Clipmark: Songs of the Humpback Whale,Columbia Records, 1970,

As an artefact, the album tells us as much about sensibilities of the era as it does about whales themselves. Payne had opened up an undersea world previously restricted to marine biologists; an eerie submarine space of basso profondo groans and solitary,

Songs of the Humpback Whale,Columbia Records, 1970,

As an artefact, the album tells us as much about sensibilities of the era as it does about whales themselves. Payne had opened up an undersea world previously restricted to marine biologists; an eerie submarine space of basso profondo groans and solitary,

May 2007

Clipmark: remnants of the Tethys

By about 15 million years ago plate collisions had shut the seaways of the Tethys and created mountain barriers in the Balkans and on both sides of Iran. However, with major rivers like the Volga and Danube draining into the former northern arm of the Tet

remnants of the Tethys

By about 15 million years ago plate collisions had shut the seaways of the Tethys and created mountain barriers in the Balkans and on both sides of Iran. However, with major rivers like the Volga and Danube draining into the former northern arm of the Tet

Clipmark: Himalayas: Two continents collide

About 225 million years ago, India was a large island still situated off the Australian coast, and a vast ocean (called Tethys Sea) separated India from the Asian continent. When Pangaea broke apart about 200 million years ago, India began to forge northw

Himalayas: Two continents collide

About 225 million years ago, India was a large island still situated off the Australian coast, and a vast ocean (called Tethys Sea) separated India from the Asian continent. When Pangaea broke apart about 200 million years ago, India began to forge northw

Clipmark: Wadia Institute Himalayan Geology

The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology carries out basic research in Himalayan Geology and related fields which includes geodynamic evolution, mountain building processes, geoenvironment and mineral resources. The research activities of the Institu

Wadia Institute Himalayan Geology

The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology carries out basic research in Himalayan Geology and related fields which includes geodynamic evolution, mountain building processes, geoenvironment and mineral resources. The research activities of the Institu

Clipmark: fossilised jawbone of the oldest whale yet discovered

The ocean it once inhabited was destroyed when the Indian continent collided with Asia, creating the Himalayan mountains. This, they believe, shows that the first whales swam in rivers, estuaries and oceans in search of fish, as well as spending time on

Clipmark: Scientists find palm fossils in Ladakh

"The fossils belong to the middle-late Eocene period, anywhere between 45-33 million years ago," SK Paul, a senior scientist with the Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology said. The fossils were discovered near Shingbuk, about 12 km from

Scientists find palm fossils in Ladakh

"The fossils belong to the middle-late Eocene period, anywhere between 45-33 million years ago," SK Paul, a senior scientist with the Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology said. The fossils were discovered near Shingbuk, about 12 km from

Clipmark: Mystery of the Himalayas solved

Scientists can't even be sure how high the land was before India crashed into Asia, obliterating the Tethys Ocean which used to separate them. Like western South America, the coast could have been lined by mountains.Some scientists have even suggested tha

Mystery of the Himalayas solved

Scientists can't even be sure how high the land was before India crashed into Asia, obliterating the Tethys Ocean which used to separate them. Like western South America, the coast could have been lined by mountains.Some scientists have even suggested tha

Clipmark: Tethys Sea, a body of water that existed between a landmass of northern hemisphere continents

During the late Jurassic the world was certainly a different place, and what is now Solnhofen is now understood to have been part of an archipelago on the edge of the Tethys Sea, a body of water that existed between a landmass of northern hemisphere conti

Tethys Sea, a body of water that existed between a landmass of northern hemisphere continents

During the late Jurassic the world was certainly a different place, and what is now Solnhofen is now understood to have been part of an archipelago on the edge of the Tethys Sea, a body of water that existed between a landmass of northern hemisphere conti

Clipmark: tethys marsh evolution Brain cells of whales similar to humans

Whales are cetaceans and they diverged from land mammals between 50 to 60 million years ago.Brain cells of whales similar to humans

March 2007

Zoji-la: Scientists find palm fossils in Ladakh

Scientists find palm fossils in Ladakh New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): The frozen deserts of Ladakh once had a coastal environment millions of years ago with palm trees dotting its landscape and scientists have discovered yet another evidence of it in the f

The Hindu News Update Service

New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): The frozen deserts of Ladakh once had a coastal environment millions of years ago with palm trees dotting its landscape and scientists have discovered yet another evidence of it in the form of plant fossils.Palaeobotanists scour

February 2007

ANTHROPOLOGY:No Last Word on Language Origins -- Holden 282 (5393): 1455 -- Science

Nothing is more human than speech.Human beings were anatomically ready to speak more than 150,000 years ago--but clear evidence that they were doing so does not appear for 100,000 years afterward

January 2007

Geology in the Age of the War on Terror

“The area that is now Afghanistan started to take shape hundreds of millions of years ago,” the article explains, “when gigantic rocks, propelled by the immense geological forces that continuously rearrange the earth’s landforms, slammed into the

Plate tectonics animations

These animations were originally produced for the US Geological Survey video Secrets in Stone. They have been converted to animated gifs for web display. You may use these animations for any educational purpose, we simply request that you cite the US Geol

A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics

Even though the theory of continental drift was proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener, the idea of moving continents wasn't generally accepted until the early 1960s. That's when Wegener's theory was resurrected by Harry Hess, Robert Dietz, Fred Vine, and Dru