super/collider

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oh hi travertine

feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill15 May 2015SOTWComment

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the awesome realness of pyrite cubes

feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill23 March 2015crystals, minerals, pyrite, rocks & minerals, SOTWComment

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Urtica dioica packs in iron, omega-3, protein, potassium, manganese and calcium, plus vitamins A, C and K

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, health & medicineChris Hatherill24 February 2015SOTW, stinging nettles, Urtica dioicaComment

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it gets things into space but dinitrogen tetroxide is super dangerous

chemistry, feature on home page, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill29 October 2014sample of the week, SOTWComment

sample of the week: ice cores

extracted from hundreds or even thousands of metres of accumulated ice and snow, ice cores are a key tool for mapping the Earth's changing climate

ecology & nature, feature on home page, geologyThomas Sadler5 December 2013sample of the week, SOTWComment

sample of the week: Malachite

used to make green paint in ancient times, Malachite is a rich green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral

chemistry, feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill19 April 2013crystals, Malachite, minerals, SOTWComment

species of the week: Xanthoria parietina

incredibly tolerant of air pollution and heavy metal contamination, this lichen can be used as a bioindicator to measure air quality

ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill22 March 2013lichen, SOTW, Xanthoria parietinaComment

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the Shield mantis is just one of millions of species found in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador – one of the most biodiverse places on earth thanks in part to the fact it never froze over during the last ice age.

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill10 September 2012biodiversity, nature, rainforests, SOTW, Yasuni National ParkComment

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Gallium

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Lycoperdon perlatum

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Dendronephthya

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill2 November 2011coral, eco/nature, sealife, SOTW, species of the weekComment

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a 22.70g fragment of the Carancas meteorite