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Noon today: ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Geology students to talk about Hawaii volcano research
Why all the earthquakes? ²ÝÁñÉçÇø geology professor to tackle that at luncheon Oct. 15
²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Dave Tucker to give free presentation on Mount Baker's eruptive history Oct. 14
Meteorite on display in Castle Rock this weekend

Graichen told him that he believed it was a stony meteorite. He gave Wasson contact information for an expert at Western Washington University in Bellingham.

A couple of weeks later, Wasson got paperwork showing that his simple garden ornament was a 45 million-year-old rock that had…

Topics of free history talks in Bellingham include Mount Baker volcano, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Whatcom County Historical Society announced its 2010-11 progam of speakers and presentations.

The free events start at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Rotunda Room of Whatcom Museum's Old City Hall building, 121 Prospect St. The lineup:

Oct. 14: "The Eruptive History of the…

Canadian Fossil Discovery Center becoming a strong draw for research

One of the primary reasons the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre exists is for research, and that's why two students from Japan and the U.S. have come to continue their studies in paleontology here. Kati Slater is a geology major from Western Washington University, but she jumped at the…

Top Weird Science Stories of 2010

Western Washington University geophysicists are making localized air-pollution maps by tracking the magnetism of tree leaves. Car and some industrial pollution contains particles of magnetic iron oxide that stick to the leaves, making them magnetic.

Fossil proves existence of giant flightless bird

Fifty million years ago, a 380-pound flightless bird called diatryma stalked the floodplains.
Although diatryma was long thought to have existed in this region, a recent discovery by geologists from Western Washington University of a fossilized footprint of this 7-foot-tall bird proves it…

Fossil Find: Big Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago

Last year, a landslide east of Bellingham exposed a rock slab with an assortment of fossilized bird tracks. One of the footprints is really big.

Giant Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago

Last year, a landslide east of Bellingham exposed a rock slab with an assortment of fossilized bird tracks. One of the footprints is really big.

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