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About protohedgehog

Proto-palaeontologist, working on a PhD at Imperial College in vertebrate macroevolution (dinosaurs et al!). Sci comm and sci policy geek. Podcasts at www.palaeocast.com, blogs at http://fossilsandshit.wordpress.com/ and http://blogs.egu.eu/palaeoblog/. Tweets as @protohedgehog

Geology for Global Development at the EGU

Posted on April 11, 2013

This was originally posted at the GfGD blog at: http://blogs.egu.eu/gfgd/2013/04/10/gfgd-at-egu2013-day-three/, by Rosalie Tostevin Mid-week at the EGU conference, and we’ve finally got all three GfGD reps in the same place at the same time for a photo! Another busy day, and we’ve … Continue reading →

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Curiosity continues to rock on Mars

Posted on April 8, 2013

This was originally posted at: http://blogs.egu.eu/palaeoblog/?p=529 NASA might be having a rain-check on its outreach activities, but that’s not why Curiosity has gone silent the last few days. Every once in a while an event known as the Mars Solar Conjunction … Continue reading →

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If a rover breaks down on another planet, does anyone hear it?

Posted on August 30, 2012

Curiosity succesfully landed on Mars over three weeks ago (Earth time), and has since sent us back this HD video of its spectacular plummet – including a not so graceful landing of the jettisoned heat shield: Now, the rover is … Continue reading →

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