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NASA has finally solved the mystery of the giant spiderwebs observed on Mars since 2006, and Curiosity's findings have reignited the big question of how long water remained underground
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (785+ words) Home - Science - NASA has finally solved the mystery of the giant spiderwebs observed on Mars since 2006, and Curiosity's findings have reignited the big question of how long water remained underground A strange, web-like pattern spotted from orbit in 2006 has finally…...
How they managed to transport a 13, 000-pound stone from Scotland to Stonehenge 5, 000 years ago
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (888+ words) Home - Science - How they managed to transport a 13, 000-pound stone from Scotland to Stonehenge 5, 000 years ago Dinosaur tracks have always been a bit of a riddle. Now an artificial intelligence app called Dino Tracker is turning those ancient footprints into…...
A study of the deep structures of the Earth's mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet's magnetic field
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (449+ words) Home - Science - A study of the deep structures of the Earth's mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet's magnetic field Most of us only think about Earth's magnetic field when a compass points north or the…...
For the first time, they "saw" a tectonic plate breaking apart under the Pacific, and what they found was not a crack, but an entire system
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (745+ words) Home - Science - For the first time, they "saw" a tectonic plate breaking apart under the Pacific, and what they found was not a crack, but an entire system Off the coast of Vancouver Island, scientists have captured unusually sharp images…...
A tectonic plate that had been "dead" for 200 million years has just reappeared beneath western North America, and scientists say it could be increasing seismic risk without anyone noticing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (690+ words) Home - Science - A tectonic plate that had been "dead" for 200 million years has just reappeared beneath western North America, and scientists say it could be increasing seismic risk without anyone noticing A piece of Earth that scientists thought had vanished…...
The strange "gravitational hole" in Antarctica had been baffling scientists for 70 million years, and now an explanation has finally been found
2+ week, 1+ day ago (476+ words) Home - Science - The strange "gravitational hole" in Antarctica had been baffling scientists for 70 million years, and now an explanation has finally been found Gravity feels like the one thing in daily life that never changes. But beneath Antarctica, it tells…...
A team of scientists has drilled a massive hole in West Antarctica and extracted 228 meters of rock'the deepest sample of its kind ever obtained
2+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) Home - Environment - A team of scientists has drilled a massive hole in West Antarctica and extracted 228 meters of rock'the deepest sample of its kind ever obtained What can a long tube of mud and rock from the middle of Antarctica…...
They dig a "cave" under the snow in Antarctica and create a natural refrigerator at -50 "C that could preserve the Earth's climate for centuries
2+ week, 4+ day ago (679+ words) Home - Science - They dig a "cave" under the snow in Antarctica and create a natural refrigerator at -50 "C that could preserve the Earth's climate for centuries Hidden beneath the snow of Antarctica, scientists have carved out a new kind of…...
Australia has just discovered the largest iron deposit ever recorded, weighing 5. 7 billion tons, and the most impressive thing is not its size, but its age
3+ week, 3+ day ago (832+ words) Home - Economy - Australia has just discovered the largest iron deposit ever recorded, weighing 5. 7 billion tons, and the most impressive thing is not its size, but its age This is not a story about a brand-new mountain of iron suddenly appearing…...
The strange "Greenland effect" now has figures and defies intuition: the more ice the island loses, the more sea levels along its coastline can drop due to a truly brutal double geological and gravitational mechanism
3+ week, 3+ day ago (413+ words) Home - Environment - The strange "Greenland effect" now has figures and defies intuition: the more ice the island loses, the more sea levels along its coastline can drop due to a truly brutal double geological and gravitational mechanism At first glance,…...