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Mary Beth Griggs

Mary Beth is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina and has a B.S. in Geology and Archaeology from Tufts University. As a direct result of her undergraduate majors, she has an unhealthy interest in old rocks and natural hazards. She has a blog on those subjects at www.therocksknow.com.

• March 28, 2011

Mineral Monday: Orpiment and Realgar

• March 11, 2011

Aggregation of news and blog coverage of the 3/11/2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan

• March 7, 2011

Mineral Monday: Kaolinite

• March 7, 2011

Archaeologists look into whether Neanderthals copied human tools or innovated their own designs

• February 28, 2011

February's birthstone, and a new way to prevent drunkenness?

• February 21, 2011

A slideshow of some curious characters, and their tracks.

• February 10, 2011

Watching grass grow just got a lot more interesting

• January 19, 2011

Curious monkeys might exist outside of children’s fiction

• December 22, 2010

The Clelia II’s recent troubles in Antarctic waters bring up questions about tourism regulation in the Antarctic

• November 11, 2010

GPS analysis allows scientists to better forecast earthquake hazards

• November 9, 2010

Children hurl insults during Catapult Month at the New York Hall of Science: "No, YOU'RE a projectile!"

• October 5, 2010

How Two Species of Mexican Cave Fish Evolved

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