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Freshest Mars Rock Contains Evidence for Water
A meteorite that fell in Morocco last year might contain the freshest evidence for water on Mars, according to...
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The $1 Billion Journey to the Mantle of the Earth
In an unprecedented $1 billion mission to reach the Earth’s mantle, geologists are set to start drilling 3.7 miles...
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Tree Rings Reveal Amazon’s Rainfall History
Samples from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped shed light on the seasonal rainfall in the Amazon basin...
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Here’s What the Space Around Earth Sounds Like
Surrounding our planet are rings of plasma, part of Earth’s magnetosphere, which are pulsing with radio waves. Those waves...
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Desert Climate in Western U.S. Influenced By Ancient Water Cycle
The climate change we are currently experiencing, while disconcerting and increasingly uncomfortable, is not unprecedented when viewed through the...
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Curiosity Rover Steps Right Into Ancient Riverbed on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found evidence that the area in Gale crater it is traveling through once had vigorously...
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Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate Is Breaking in Pieces
An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded...
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Earth Life May Have Come From Fragments of Other Planets
Microorganisms that crashed to Earth embedded in the fragments of distant planets might have been the sprouts of life...
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Ocean Bacteria Colonized Land 2.75 Billion Years Ago
Researchers at the University of Washington have determined that “some” microbial life migrated from the Earth’s oceans to land...
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Fossil Forest May Sprout Again as the Arctic Warms
A fossilized forest that flourished more than 2.5 million years ago could return to life thanks to a warming...