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Science: gemstones can grow in minutes, nanodiamonds can also form through low pressure, new species of small pterosaur discovered, global “Climate Reference Curve“
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Nasa’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has collected dust and pebbles from the surface of asteroid Bennu, as telemetry data indicates
The celestial body is currently more than 200 million miles (321 million kilometers) away from Earth
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On October 20, 2020, Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is planed for a touch-and-go visit at near earth asteroid Bennu
In 2021 applications for the Creative Cities Network of Unesco are possible again
The “Crafts and Folk Art Creative Field” is also interesting for centers of natural stone / So far only Carrara is registered / Detailed concepts must be submitted
EuroSkills 2020 postponed indefinitely
Due to restrictions in European countries it is currently not possible to guarantee the minimum number of participants neede for the competition
Science: tiny crystals can make volcanoes explode, eruptions and natural temperature variability, Australian Maliwawa rock art scenes, a supernova explosion in the Earth’s proximity
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks and other “stone” topics
In Europe, the stonemasons are preparing for the EuroSkills in January 2021 in Graz, Austria
We report on a training of participants in August held in Switzerland/ On the subject of WorldSkills there is criticism that some countries participate in the competition with fake candidates
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This image of Jupiter, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on August 25, 2020, was captured when the planet was 653 million km from Earth
Science: geological processes in the Himalaya, how iron deposits form, otters help to protect Aleutian limestone reefs, the release of carbon dioxide from desert soils
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks and other “stone” topics
Science: Sahara dust for the Amazon region, deep-sea coral reefs endangered by climate change, minerals‘ self-healing of irradiation damage, new findings about the Muqarnas vaults at the Alhambra
Recent discoveries about our planet in general, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
Measuring the oceans’ water temperatures by sound waves of earthquakes underneath the seafloor
Caltech researchers found a way to correlate the speed of such noise with climate change
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The famous World Ocean Floor Panorama, published in 1977, was based on Marie Tharp’s (1920-2006) work in global seabed mapping
Science: bubbles of molten rock rising to the surface in the earth’s mantle, a dinosaur with another fossil in its stomach, the age of our planet’s solid inner core, water on the Earth
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks and other “stone” topics