Crap. I totally forgot about Martin's carnival idea. I had plans to visit a couple of places in my area that are being excavated, but never got around to it. Maybe next time (if there is one).
It's up right now, and looks like there's some great stuff.
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Those who work to prevent death, disease, and disasters often have a thankless task - if they do their jobs well, people rarely notice.
This week, Nature has an article on the reconstruction of global tectonics during the past 200 million years.
Fossils are fragile, rare things; despite their abundance in some areas, we're pretty fortunate to have the remains of animals that lived and died in the distant past.