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After Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact, Life Re-Emerged Quickly
Life re-emerged at the site of the dino-killing asteroid's impact at roughly the same time it began to thrive around the globe, despite suffering from worse conditions.
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7,000 underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
Scientists have discovered as many as 7,000 gas-filled 'bubbles' expected to explode in Actic regions of Siberia after an exercise involving field expeditions and satellite surveillance, TASS reported. A number of large craters - seen on our images here - have appeared on the landscape in northern Siberia in recent years and they are being carefully studied by scientists who believe they were formed when pingos exploded.
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Mysterious ‘Magic Islands’ on Saturn’s Titan Moon May Have Just Been Explained
Scientists had a few possible explanations for transient features spotted on Saturn’s largest moon, but a new study points to a theory that may prove to be the most likely reason: Titan’s seas are bubbling with nitrogen. By Nancy Atkinson.
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Planet Earth makes its own water from scratch deep in the mantle
Computer simulation confirms that water can form within our planet rather than arriving from space, and the process may explain mysterious deep quakes. By Andy Coghlan.
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Giant Mystery Wave Spotted in Atmosphere of Venus
Researchers have spotted a strange, stationary wave suspended in Venus’ atmosphere. By Elizabeth Howell.
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Molten iron river discovered speeding beneath Russia and Canada
Deep below our planet’s surface a molten jet of iron nearly as hot as the surface of the sun is picking up speed.
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Molten iron river discovered speeding beneath Russia and Canada
The magma stream should help geophysicists predict more accurately if and when the magnetic field of the planet’s core will flip, and the magnetic north and south poles trade places, which happens every few thousand years. By Andy Coghlan.
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Moon’s lava tubes could be colossal
Lava tubes inside the moon could remain structurally sound up to 5 kilometers across and offer prime real estate for lunar colonists. By Thomas Sumner.
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What Triggered Tsunamis that Demolished Bronze-Age Civilization?
New research suggests that the Bronze Age disaster was caused by the flow of volcanic material into the sea. By Kacey Deamer. (Nov. 8, 2016)
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Drilling Into the Chicxulub Crater, Ground Zero of the Dinosaur Extinction
By studying hills that formed after an asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula, researchers found that materials deep in Earth’s crust were brought toward the surface. By Nicholas St. Fleur.
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The Seven Wonders of the Solar System
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Research helps explain formation of ringed crater on the moon
Using data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, scientists have shed new light on the formation of a huge bull's-eye-shaped impact feature on the Moon. The findings, described in two papers published in the journal Science, could help scientists better understand how these kinds of giant impacts influenced the early evolution of the Moon, Mars and Earth.
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NASA Scientists Suggest We’ve Been Underestimating Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise has been underestimated by up to 28 percent in some areas. By Sarah Emerson.
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Hellish Venus Might Have Been Habitable for Billions of Years
A team of astronomers think the torrid and toxic world was once a cozy home for potential life. By Shannon Hall.
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What lies beneath: Venus’ surface revealed through the clouds
Using observations from ESA’s Venus Express satellite, scientists have shown for the first time how weather patterns seen in Venus’ thick cloud layers are directly linked to the topography of the surface below. Rather than acting as a barrier to our observations, Venus’ clouds may offer insight into what lies beneath.
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The Last of the Earthquake Predictors
A handful of underfunded researchers still believe science can defy the odds. By Mark Harris.
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Scientists discover magma buildup under New Zealand town
Scientists say they've discovered a magma buildup near a New Zealand town that explains a spate of recent earthquakes and could signal the beginnings of a new volcano—although they're not expecting an eruption anytime soon.
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200 years ago, we endured a 'year without a summer'
Snow in June, freezing temperatures in July, a killer frost in August: "The most gloomy and extraordinary weather ever seen," according to one Vermont farmer. Two centuries ago, 1816 became the year without a summer for millions of people in parts of North America and Europe, leading to failed crops and near-famine conditions. While they didn't know the chill's cause at the time, scientists and historians now know that the biggest volcanic eruption in human history, on the other side of the world...
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Dramatic change in the moon’s tilt may help us trace the origin of water on Earth
Astronomers have found evidence that the axis that the moon spins around shifted billions of years ago due to changes in the moon's internal structure. The research could help explain the strange distribution of water ice near the lunar poles.... It could also help us pinpoint craters that have been shadowed for so long that they contain water ice from early in the solar system. By Mahesh Anand.
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Earth is actually two planets, scientists conclude
The early Earth was mixed with a baby planet called Theia following a head on collision 4.5 billion years ago, scientists have found. By Sarah Knapton.
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