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42+ min ago  (650+ words) A new digital tool allows you to discover how anyone's backyard has shifted in latitude over 320 million years, revealing the journey of lands that traveled thousands of kilometers before reaching their current position on the planet. The site paleolatitude. org…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (336+ words) The U. S. government has proposed a new water-sharing plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River that could cut up to 40% of current supplies to Arizona, California'and Nevada, according to a senior Arizona official. With a 20-year-old plan expiring this year, and talks…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (240+ words) A free diver exploring the waters off Indonesia captured the surreal moment a cluster of what appeared to be floating leaves turned out to be a perfectly camouflaged school of razor fish. The bizarre underwater illusion left viewers stunned after…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (334+ words) Researchers have uncovered how major geological faults can simultaneously channel magma towards the surface and prevent volcanic eruptions, offering fresh insight into how eruptions begin, and why some never happen." The findings, published in Nature Communications, come from an international…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (569+ words) Researchers solved a 30-year mystery behind predictable Pacific Ocean earthquakes and natural fault barriers. Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery behind a series of unusually predictable earthquakes deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, uncovering natural "brake zones" that repeatedly stop ruptures…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1284+ words) Mercury does not look like a world built for extravagance. It is small, battered, sun-scorched and gray. Yet far below that dark surface, the innermost planet may hold one of the stranger planetary treasures in the solar system: a layer…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (378+ words) BELGRADE, Mont. " Belgrade officials are urging residents to use less water as warmer temperatures increase the demand for water across the city." The cityput water regulations in place last May, and now they are being put in place permanently going…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (253+ words) Rivers Gasps for Breath: The Rising Threat of Deoxygenation Devdiscourse Rivers Gasps for Breath: The Rising Threat of Deoxygenation Global warming leads to deoxygenation in rivers worldwide, threatening aquatic life. A study found oxygen levels in rivers have decreased by…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (53+ words) Jinsha River (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Jinsha River, westernmost of the major headwater streams of the Yangtze River, southwestern China. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage of this paper only. More…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (159+ words) A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Friday, prompting emergency warnings across several regions and raising fresh concerns over seismic activity in the country. Authorities said there was no immediate tsunami threat. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake…...