Science in Action 

October 21, 2009

LCROSS - Post Impact

http://www.vimeo.com/7186567

More information is trickling in… Images, too. But did LCROSS find water on the moon? We may have to wait until December to find out…

 
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Filed under: Astronomy, Geology, Research, Technology, Videos — molly @ 9:30 am

October 20, 2009

Earthquake Monitoring

http://www.vimeo.com/7172545

As the Bay Area marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, we take a look at earthquake monitoring technology out of UC Berkeley. If you had a few second warning, what would you do?

Thanks to our partners at KQED Quest for giving us a great story to put on our screens!

 
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Filed under: Earth Science, Geology, Videos — molly @ 3:53 pm

June 9, 2008

Rocks and Biological Diversity

Dr. Carol Tang tells a fascinating story about a rock and an insect-digesting plant.

 
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Filed under: Geology — molly @ 1:00 am

Serpentine

Did you know that this is the California State Rock? Learn all about it from entomologist Roberta Brett.

 
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Filed under: Geology — molly @ 1:00 am