Delicious Internet Noms

By greengabbro on February 23, 2009.

The Bacon Story -- How science can make even bacon disgusting.
Building a Google Earth Geology Layer -- Lots of great resources accumulating in the comments here.
Magma Cum Laude: Using Google Earth to visualize volcanic and seismic activity -- A discussion of the different data layers available
Geoblogosphere Search -- Can't remember where you saw that awesome geology blog post? Ron Schott has put together a handy custom Google search just for you.
Grow Your Own Bismuth Crystals -- Bismuth seems to go for about $15/lb. online, and you can melt it on a household stove. Bismuth photo credit: cobalt123.
Burtynsky: Resource Extraction -- Haunting photographs of modern industry.
Geoscience-Related Investments in the Stimulus Package -- Where is the zillion dollars allocated specifically for geology bloggers, huh?!? (via Arizona Geology)
Carnival of Space — Valentine’s Day Edition

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