“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Grandma! (Or maybe Grandpa, I don’t really know.) This Pacific mastodon tooth from Murrieta is one of the oldest examples of my species from California, from the early Pleistocene. Housed @WesternCenter. #MastodonMonday
An exploration of the Hellinikon Pyramid near Argos in Greece. Thermoluminescence dating puts it at around 2720 BC, older than the pyramids of Egypt. It has polygonal stonework like that in Peru, Italy and other parts of Greece and is one of 16... https://t.co/pzgVwhtMOt
A trapped buildup of viscous lava was found beneath the Kikai Caldera, the 12-mile scar left by the supereruption of a Japanese volcano 7,300 years ago https://t.co/2v9gPiXtyO
Over to Iceland! Here, tectonic plates are pulling apart to create the land of fire and ice. RT with your pick for today and tag #VolcanoCup, telling us what about your volcano pick gets your vote.