Geosciences
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Painite: The Most Unique Gemstone in the World
Natural 236.40 Ct Huge Red Painite Rough Burmese Facet Raw Loose GemstoneCredit: supremgem/etsy Introduction Gemstones have captivated humans for millennia…
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110-Million-Year-Old Turtle Eggs Unearthed in South Korea
Paleontologists have found a clutch of fossilized turtle eggs in the Lower Cretaceous Hasandong Formation in South Korea. Paleoenvironmental restoration…
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Webb Sees Ultraluminous Galaxy Collision: Arp 220
Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two spiral galaxies; the enormous object glows brightest in infrared light,…
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How did Earth get its water?
Our planet’s water could have originated from interactions between the hydrogen-rich atmospheres and magma oceans of the planetary embryos that…
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How did the Andes Mountains get so huge? A new geological research method may hold the answer
How did the Andes — the world’s longest mountain range — reach its enormous size? This is just one of…
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Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived…
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Evolution of dinosaur body size through different developmental mechanisms
Microscopic view of a carnivorous dinosaur’s shin bone, showing growth rings that get more closely spaced towards the outside of…
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Why NASA is worried about sand storms
NASA scientists are beginning to map out dust and sand storms in order to plan for the future in the…
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Closest Known Black Hole to Earth Identified Using ESA’s Gaia Astrometry Mission
The exciting finding promises numerous similar discoveries. black hole A black hole is a place in space where the…
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A Lifeline for Corals: How Better Access to Sunlight Can Save the Reefs
Home Biology News Penn State researchers analyzed the productivity and biodiversity in the world’s symbiotic coral communities and found that…
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