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Today NASA is holding a press conference on moon landings:https://twitter.com/marinakoren/status/1255918324912971778 See also:https://twitter.com/lorengrush/status/1255920647793979393 I’m not in the mood to tank abuse today (nor am I cove

You wander through the Pyrenees, admiring how very pointy the mountains are. “C’est belle,” you smile, petting the nearest boulder.You spy something green in the oxidized zone of a copper

BC is a blanket fort of a province, redux:We have an NDP/Green minority coalition government, which is kinda environmental socialism with a heavy emphasis on cross-partisan cooperation.Horgan is our Premier.

Yes, that means if you look closely enough at the background math, you can actually get hints about future episodes. Spoilers! ;) #StargateAlive While the core boards at the entryways

You yawn and stretch, awakening from a nap only to realize you’re in the glacier-carved granite mountains of central Portugal.#YouFindARock. It’s a very pretty lime green that fills you with

You sit on Papakōlea Beach in Hawaiʻi contemplating your life choices, letting handful of sand spill through your fingers.Every green grain, #YouFindARock. Wilson44691 https://twitter.com/mikamckinnon/status/1251436470339923970 You let all but one

Hi Los Angeles,Now that you’ve had a hit of quake-adrenaline, it’s time to your city emergency management a Follow & fill out a Did You Feel It? report.Remember null reports

Psst.Are you remembering your annual disaster prep? Are you set for quakes, storms, fires, floods or whatever applies to your region?Those disasters aren’t going to hold off while we focus

It’s a Tuesday, and you‘re distracted by something pretty on Manakarra Beach, Indonesia.You have no idea on hashtags: #RockQuest & #RockWalk are crowded, #LickPetOrFlee is confusing to new players, so

Daaamn, this is a gorgeous combination for those library science x archives x space folks #job-hunting in Canada.Although the perks list is downright hilarious. Free parking! Reasonable cafeteria! Outdoor terrace!

Meanwhile in Indonesia:Krakatau is erupting. Again.Krakatau erupted so fiercely in 1883 that it destroyed itself while wrecking devastation. This is Anak Krakatau, “Child of Krakatau” rebuilt by subsequent eruptionsThis eruption

I’m feeling weirdly hurt by the viral tweet mocking geoscientists for licking rocks.I get that we’re a bit weird even for scientists and get a bit more blunt with our