Sentences with phrase «ancient rock which»

Dr. Austin, the «scientist» in question, is a young earth creationist who went to the site with the stated purpose of finding «proof against evolution,» gathered material which was a mix of newly formed rock and ancient rock which had been ejected from the mountain, dated them with imprecise methods, and then skewed the results, as thousands of actual scientists have already reported.

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Every one of which has been empirically proven false but yet clings like moss to ancient rocks.

I then took that tiny folded paper, which contained more pain and names than I care to share, and wedged it deep into a crack in the ancient red rock where it will disintegrate in time — along with my pain.

He will be reminded of what that simple old sage remarked in ancient times, «When they meet together, and the world sets down at an assembly, or in a court of law, or a theater, or a camp, or in any other popular resort, and there is a great uproar and they praise some things which are being said or done, and blame other things, equally exaggerating both, shouting and clapping their hands, and the echo of the rocks and the place in which they are assembled redoubles the sound of the praise or blame — at such a time will not a young man's heart, as they say, leap within him?

Niccole Villa Cerveny teaches geology at Mesa Community College in Arizona, including a research course for which students rate the susceptibility of ancient Hopi rock art to erosion.

However, Gale crater, where the Curiosity rover landed, contains fragments of very ancient igneous rocks (around 4 billion years old) that are distinctly light in color, which were analyzed by the ChemCam instrument.

Jackson's new tests of lead isotopes there confirm the rocks» ancient pedigree, which should help researchers better understand the raw materials from which our planet formed.

Researchers focused on the cycle of sulfur and simulated the patterns in which three different isotopes of sulfur could combine in ancient sedimentary rocks.

The specimens document the full evolutionary spectrum of feathers, from simple strands — previously inferred only from fuzzy halos seen in rocks — to complex structures adapted for flight and diving, which Wolfe's team believes came from ancient birds.

Despite their violence, very little is known about silicic eruptions and most knowledge about them comes from ancient rock records, which lack details such as the timing, duration, source, and water depth of the events.

The team, which included other geochemists, palaeoecologists and geologists from UCL and the universities of Edinburgh, Leeds and Cambridge, as well as the Geological Survey of Namibia, analysed the chemical elemental composition of rock samples from the ancient seafloor in the Nama Group - a group of extremely well - preserved rocks in Namibia that are abundant with fossils of early Cloudina, Namacalathus and Namapoikia animals.

The scientists estimated oxygen levels by analyzing iron found in shale rock, which was once mud on ancient seafloors.

They also discovered several new dinosaur trackways, which are fossilized impressions left by ancient animals walking through mud that eventually became rock.

Ancient organic matter trapped in rock might have been destroyed by water flowing through the rock, which would have split apart the organic molecules and produced carbon dioxide gas.

Miller and his students, Ben Seitz and Cody Polack, replicated a previous experiment by having research subjects rate the relevance of words (e.g. rock, apple, ball, stick) in regards to a survival scenario on the ancient grasslands of Africa, and then tested them to see which words they could recall.

The study's conclusions are based upon brain activity in modern individuals taught to create two types of ancient tools: simple Oldowan - era «flake tools» — little more than broken rocks with a jagged edge — and more complicated Acheulian - era hand axes, which resemble a large arrowhead.

But the most ancient skeletal fossils are made not of bone, but of calcite — the same material that makes up the rock matrix in which they are embedded.

Curiosity reached the base of Mount Sharp in 2014 and has examined 600 vertical feet of rock which contains evidence of the ancient lakes as well as groundwater.

We have instruments on board which are expressly designed to seek evidence of ancient life - what we call «biosignatures» - and we have the capability to prepare samples, drill them out of a rock, seal them in a tube, so that a future mission could go and bring them up - we call that «caching.»

The 4 star, family - friendly Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge is situated approximately 2 hours drive from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and close (only 8 km) to the popular Sun City, on an ancient alkaline volcano, hence its name, which literally means «Place of the Rock».

The ceremony is an ancient tradition that takes place in a sweat lodge (essentially an igloo shaped structure with blankets over it to trap the heat in), in which a shaman places heated volcanic rocks in a center pit and tops them with various herbs and water to create incredible amounts of steam.

Located right in the center of Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat stands out as the highest hill in an ancient formation of volcanic rock which graces the city's sky line.

Head further north to explore the Kimberley region, which is home to ancient Aboriginal rock art, the Bungle Bungle sandstone domes, Broome and world - famous Cable Beach.

Here you will observe ancient domes of volcanic rock displaying fascinating geological formations and a vivid array of colours, as well as shimmering salt lakes and densely vegetated sand hills which bloom with wildflowers after rain.

If shopping and cooking aren't your thing we offer rock climbing, abseiling, kayaking and short trips to MySon (ancient Cham city which is over a thousand years old) as well Standup paddle boarding from An Bang beach and day trips to the beautiful Cham Islands!

The rock formations are ancient lava flows into which the sea has carved all sorts of interesting shapes, tunnels and caves; providing sheltered nooks and crannies of shade... a perfect setting for a picnic lunch!

, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which has one of Africa's largest concentrations of ancient rock art.

Namibia, one of the world's least populated countries, is home to Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which has one of Africa's largest concentrations of ancient rock art.

Nearby are the popular golf course Aphrodite Hills, Secret Valley and Elea, as well as the island's famous landmark Petra to Romiou (Aphrodite's Rock), which according to ancient legend, emerged from the sea foam the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite.

Drive an hour to Mount Macedon to visit exquisite private gardens at Forest Glade and Tieve Tara, or climb nearby Hanging Rock, a 105 metre (344 foot) tall, steep - sided ancient volcano, which has eroded to create bizarre rock formatiRock, a 105 metre (344 foot) tall, steep - sided ancient volcano, which has eroded to create bizarre rock formatirock formations.

Magical Huaraz program is a complete tour which contains elements of the region's main cultural and natural circuits, starting with the delightful city of Huaraz, journeying along the Callejón de Huaylas, visiting Chavín de Huántar, contemplating the snow - capped Mount Pastoruri and lagoons, crossing the White Cordillera, through the Tunnel of Cahuish, going on a hike on the glacier, observing the famous Phuyas de Raymondi which are naturally gaseous water pools, ancient paintings on rocks, and we'll have a chance to enjoy beautiful landscapes and thermal baths, appreciate local handicraft and taste the exquisite regional gastronomy.

Sound effects include your character running, jumping, climbing, punching, firing a grappling hook, driving vehicles or piloting dragons and ships, building and collecting LEGO studs, ninjas performing attacks against their enemies and Lord Gardemon's Shark Army attacking the ninjas which is complimented by a soundtrack of ancient Chinese music with a hint of rock music here and there.

Museum of Stones, a massive installation by Brancusi - influenced Isamu Noguchi, will be supplemented with fifty works by thirty other contemporary artists, as well as by fifteen ancient Chinese rock - related objects, which are on loan from the Met.

This piece is a combination of the far horizon, beautiful skies, the ancient rocks that line the «North Shore» of Lake Superior along with the copper which is is added as the representational element of all the minerals and ores that are mined from the area.

This piece is a combination of the far horizon, beautiful skies, the ancient rocks that line the North Shore of Lake Superior along with the copper which is is added as the representational element of all the minerals & ores that are mined from the area.

Dinwoodies, named after ancient rock carvings in Wyoming, features a series of graphite on mylar drawings which capture the immediate beauty and intrinsic physicality of the human experience.

My sense of the whole city is colored by that thin, random seeming covering, a mere temporary shell thrown over the sand and mud which the ancient rocks that jut out of the grass in Central Park seem savagely to ignore.

And I'd have to say that if I have to save my life by winning an argument with oil men in a bar in Midland, Tex., on this topic, I would go in with some lumps of black mudstone from the ancient rock record, I'd go in with the established figures on our present input of carbon dioxide, and I'd say which bit of this observational science do you guys quarrel with, and why?

Carbon 14 has a short half - life, which is why radiocarbon dating is only used for getting ages for relatively recent things and not ancient stuff like rocks that are millions of years old, amongst which can be counted the fossil fuels.