This Map Illustrates What Earth Will Look Like in 250 Million Years, and It Looks Like the U.S. Will Have New Neighbors
MagnetOne thing is clear. There will likely be mass extinctions.
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Scientists Suspected That Mars Was Once a Habitable Planet. NASA’s Curiosity Rover Has Just Cleared Up Any Doubts
SpaceThe confirmation of an incomplete carbon cycle on Mars has made it clear that a planet’s habitability is fragile.
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Researchers Discover an Anomaly at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The Issue: They Don’t Know What It Is
Nature and EnvironmentAn unusual amount of beryllium-10, a radioactive isotope used in radiocarbon dating, is baffling experts.
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Scientists Thought They Knew Why Mars Was Red. New Research Changes Everything
SpaceThe planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war, due to its red color, which is associated with blood. However, the history behind its rusty hue stretches back much further.
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Scientists May Disagree, but It’s Time to Admit It: Continents Don’t Exist
Nature and EnvironmentGreenland and Canada are 710 miles apart, yet researchers have discovered a (micro)continent in between.
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The Earth’s Crust Is Disappearing Beneath California. The Evidence Is in the Earthquakes
Nature and EnvironmentResearchers have discovered that the Earth’s crust is breaking apart beneath the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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We Know Yellowstone Hides a Colossal Volcano—Now Scientists Know Where It Will Erupt
Nature and EnvironmentBeneath Yellowstone National Park lies the Yellowstone Caldera, one of Earth’s largest supervolcanoes. Scientists have now pinpointed the likely site of its next eruption.
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One of the Greatest Mysteries of the Himalayas Lies in Its Geology: Researchers Have Discovered It’s Destroying the Earth’s Crust
Nature and EnvironmentThe Himalayas originated from plate tectonics. However, the dynamics of this process are much more complex than previously thought.
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Yellow Brick Roads Don’t Just Exist in Movies. There’s a Real Yellow Brick Road Under the Sea
Nature and EnvironmentThe “yellow brick road” that led Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz wasn’t over the rainbow but under the sea.
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Mount Everest Is Growing Faster Than Previously Believed. The Reason: One River ‘Stole’ Water From Another 90,000 Years Ago
Nature and EnvironmentA “robbery” 45 miles away led to a fascinating geological story.
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SandAI Is an AI Model Created Specifically to Study Grains of Sand. There’s a Good Reason Behind It
Nature and EnvironmentThis AI can delve into the history of each grain of sand by studying its microscopic texture.
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NASA Has Finally Solved the Mystery of the Spiders on Mars. It Recreated Them on Earth
SpaceMars spiders have been discovered on Earth, and scientists are excited.
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Scientists Are Investigating the Source of More Than 5,200 Craters Discovered off the Coast of California. It May Have to Do With Gravitational Forces
Nature and EnvironmentIn 1998, scientists at MBARI discovered mysterious holes off the coast of California during a seafloor survey.
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Geologists Studied the Sand From One of the D-day Beaches in Normandy. They Found That 4% Was Still Shrapnel
MagnetWhen examining the sample collected at Omaha Beach, geologists found metal fragments as small as 1 mm.
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