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Scientists Find 6-Million-Year-Old Air Trapped in Earth’s Oldest Known Ice
[ad_1] Science likes to travel far in search of new phenomena, but nature keeps reminding us that, really, we’ve yet to discover many things…
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PHOTOS: 66 million-year-old dinosaur ‘mummy’ skin was actually a perfect clay mask
[ad_1] In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils. And one area in particular — a region…
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Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand
[ad_1] Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, are some of the most…
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When Non-Avian Dinosaurs Went Extinct, the Earth Changed—Literally. Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
[ad_1] Rocks formed immediately before and after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct are strikingly different, and now, tens of millions of years later, scientists think…
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Multiple earthquakes slam Russian coastline
[ad_1] Minor earthquakes have continued rattling the Kamchatka region of Russia in the aftermath of a massive 7.8 magnitude temblor that struck the area…
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Unbelievable facts
[ad_1] Earth’s magnetic field was about twice as strong during Roman times as it is now, based on… [ad_2] Source link
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Tarr details ‘new threat’ to Salisbury Beach
[ad_1] SALISBURY — Standing before a smattering of local officials at Blue Ocean Music Hall, state Sen. Bruce Tarr detailed what he called a…
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Why the East Coast Earthquake Covered So Much Ground
[ad_1] Friday morning at around 10:30 local time, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake popped three miles below Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Though nowhere near the…
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Divided panel calls for shift away from natural gas
[ad_1] BOSTON — A divided state commission is calling for more aggressive steps to shift Massachusetts away from its reliance on natural gas for…
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Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation, solving major puzzle in lunar geology
[ad_1] Newswise — The study, published today in Nature Geoscience, reveals a key step in the genesis of these distinctive magmas. A combination of high temperature…
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Some mosquitoes like it hot
[ad_1] Newswise — Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research…
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Local lens, global impact: Mini park tackles big climate worries
[ad_1] Newswise — Palm Springs Downtown Park is an inviting 1.5-acre urban oasis for residents and visitors to Palm Springs, a design-forward desert destination…
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Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
[ad_1] Newswise — Blame it on plate tectonics. The deep ocean is never preserved, but instead is lost to time as the seafloor is…
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Study examines link between underwater landslides and tsunamis
[ad_1] Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have calculated a way to determine the speed of past underwater landslides, a new study has found. …
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Dr. Jennifer Lotz Appointed Space Telescope Science Institute Director
[ad_1] Newswise — The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Lotz as the…
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UT-Led Aerial Surveys Reveal Ancient Landscape Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
[ad_1] Newswise — AUSTIN, Texas — Long before Antarctica froze over, rivers carved valleys through mountains in the continent’s east. Millions of years later,…
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Alpine rock reveals dynamics of plate movements in Earth’s interior
[ad_1] Newswise — FRANKFURT. Geoscientists analyze rocks in mountain belts to reconstruct how they once moved downwards into the depths and then returned to…
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Source of largest Mars quake revealed
[ad_1] Newswise — The quake, which had a magnitude of 4.7 and caused vibrations to reverberate through the planet for at least six hours,…
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Studying Grand Canyon’s Past for Climate Insights
[ad_1] Newswise — The Grand Canyon’s valleys and millions of years of rock layers spanning Earth’s history have earned it a designation as one…
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First ever subduction zone research center to open, diversify geoscience workforce
[ad_1] BYLINE: Laurel Hamers, University Communications Newswise — The University of Oregon will lead a new multi-institution earthquake research center, which will receive $15…