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Geologists Day is a professional holiday of geologists, hydrogeologists, engineering geologists, geophysicists and geochemists. It is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday of April. The establishment of this holiday was initiated by a group of prominent Soviet geologists headed by academician Alexander Yanshin. Following their initiative, the Geologists Day was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on March 31, 1966 to commemorate the achievements of Soviet geologists after discovery of the West Siberian petroleum province.

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http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/pregnant-t-rex-dna/ .5qE

Pregnant T. rex may contain the holy grail of all dinosaur fossils: DNA A pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex has been found, shedding light on the evolution of egg-laying as well as on gender differences in the dinosaur.

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520-million-year-old fossilized nervous system is most detailed example yet found Researchers have found one of the oldest and most detailed fossils of the central nervous system yet identified, from a crustacean-like animal that lived more than 500 million years ago. The fossil, from southern China, has been so well preserved that individual nerves are visible, the first time th…

anyone going somewhere cool for spring break? send us your pictures if you go for a hike!

China's rainbow mountains - in pictures The Danxia scenic area in Gansu province, north-west China, is a landform of reddish sandstone that has been eroded to create unusual rock formations

Group photo!

Conkles Hollow

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2015/05/04/object-rest

An Object at Rest by Seth Boyden | Short Film Watch An Object at Rest by Seth Boyden on Short of the Week—a Adventure about Nature in Animation—USA, 6 min