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sciencealert.com > beneath-an-active-volcano-scientists-may-have-found-an-ore-deposit-being-born

An Active Volcano May Be Creating a Valuable Metal Deposit Deep Underground

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Volcanoes can wreak devastation when they erupt, but they're also a valuable natural resource: the liquids that bubble up from magma are often rich in important metals....

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sciencealert.com > californias-drought-has-now-caused-irreversible-damage-to-a-crucial-aquifer

California's Drought Has Now Caused Irreversible Damage to a Crucial Aquifer

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (708+ words) The cracks in parched soils are only a superficial, if harrowing, sign of drought. To fully understand the impact of long-lasting droughts made worse by climate change, scientists need to know what's happening deep underground – in the world's aquifers. These…...

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sciencealert.com > earths-inner-core-could-be-full-of-extreme-hydrogen-unlike-anything-on-the-surface

Earth's Inner Core Could Be Full Of Extreme Hydrogen Unlike Anything on The Surface

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (364+ words) The Earth is akin to a rocky, molten-in-the-middle nesting doll – or perhaps a rotting, soft-centered onion, though the latter analogy affords our majestic planet much less dignity....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-find-a-razor-sharp-line-of-earthquakes-hidden-beneath-alaska

Scientists Find a Razor-Sharp Line of Earthquakes Hidden Beneath Alaska

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (230+ words) Back in 2002, a massive earthquake in central Alaska was felt as far away as Seattle....

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sciencealert.com > a-strange-boiling-hole-just-appeared-out-of-nowhere-in-yellowstone

A Strange, Boiling Hole Just Appeared Out of Nowhere in Yellowstone

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (803+ words) A churning pool of water has opened up in Yellowstone National Park – just two days after scientists were walking around on the exact patch of ground. The spot where they were standing was replaced by a silt-gray pit the size…...

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sciencealert.com > icebergs-are-transforming-deep-sea-ecosystems-scientists-discover

Icebergs Are Transforming Deep-Sea Ecosystems, Scientists Discover

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (252+ words) Greenland's glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change, with implications extending to maritime traffic and marine ecosystems, researchers said Thursday. "Our results indicate a direct, climate-driven connection between glacier change at…...

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sciencealert.com > the-worlds-first-nuclear-explosion-forged-an-impossible-crystal

The World's First Nuclear Explosion Forged an 'Impossible' Crystal

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (419+ words) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes....

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sciencealert.com > a-quiet-region-of-italy-is-hiding-a-vast-reservoir-of-magma

A Quiet Region of Italy Is Hiding a Vast Reservoir of Magma

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (463+ words) Scientists have discovered a vast reservoir of magma bubbling beneath the Tuscan soil that may not yet have erupted. With no obvious volcano to mark the spot, the immensity of the system and its extreme heat had gone unmeasured until…...

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sciencealert.com > scientists-discovered-a-yellow-brick-road-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean

Scientists Discovered a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Ocean

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (566+ words) An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise back in 2022: an ancient dried-up lakebed paved with what appears to be a yellow brick road. The exploration vessel Nautilus discovered the eerie scene while…...

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sciencealert.com > one-of-earths-most-explosive-volcanoes-is-quietly-refilling-with-magma

One of Earth's Most Explosive Volcanoes Is Quietly Refilling With Magma

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (688+ words) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what remains the largest known eruption of the Holocene, our current geological epoch. In a new study, researchers reveal how this volcano's enormous magma chamber is now slowly refilling, potentially…...