Stone Stories
Painted pebbles: taking a stone home, painting it and then leaving it again for others as a friendly greeting
„Rocking“ is a new attitude on its way across the world
Are deep ocean sediments a „seed bank“ for the diversity of life?
Scientists have quantified endospores, extremely resistant bacteria waiting for resurrection under changed environmental conditions
Nature in the quarry: the Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Budo budo) feel undisturbed by all the noise of heavy machinery in the quarry
Oetelshofen Limestone Quarry, Germany, regards the endangered giant owl, which chose the quarry as its home, as „a popular figure“
After rockfall at the Matterhorn Hörnli ridge in 2003: now, millions of data points observe any change in the rock
„Crackmeters“ measure how the ice as stabilizing „glue“ is melting and how this leads to a displacement of boulders
A 1.5 t marble table 3.1 m in diameter travels from Lake Constance in Germany to California
Draenert Company was commissioned to construct and deliver an XXL version of its rotating table „Tadao“ to the USA
The Bent Pyramid with its Limestone cladding almost completely preserved is again accessible for tourists
The more than 4600 years old building still poses riddles due to its unique outer shape
Man lands on the moon 50 years ago: a place of longing but on the other hand perhaps a dangerous extraterrestrial site
Stone samples, which Apollo astronauts and those of the Russian missions brought back from Earth’s satellite are important sources of information for new theories
Earthquakes along the Dead Sea Rift may cause tsunamis threatening the coasts of the Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba
In 1995 such a tremor had happened with waves of 3 to 4 m height causing damage to Nuweiba harbor and to local nomad dwellings
The „breathing“ of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides
An old question answered: why can tides trigger tremors at mid-ocean-ridges / Sensitive system might also react on fracking
6000 years ago artists all over Europe used mother-of-pearl from freshwater mussels for dress accessories
So-called „double buttons“ may have been pressed into leather to decorate armbands or belts
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