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Stonehenge Builders May Have First Made a Mini
7+ hour ago (242+ words) Archaeologists say Stonehenge may have had a stripped-down wooden precursor hidden just three miles away. At Bulford, near the famous stone circle, they've identified two post. .. Stonehenge Builders May Have First Made a Mini Archaeologists say Stonehenge may have had…...
UN's 'Wake-Up Call': Oceans Are Pretty Stressed Right Now
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Sea levels aren't just inching up anymore'they're speeding up, and there's now "severe and accelerating" pressure on our oceans due to human activity. .. . UN's 'Wake-Up Call': Oceans Are Pretty Stressed Right Now Sea levels aren't just inching up anymore'they're speeding…...
Monday's Evening Commute in Nevada Was a Bit Shaky
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (229+ words) A magnitude 5. 7 earthquake struck a rural part of Nevada east of the state's capital of Carson City on Monday. The temblor hit just before 6: 30pm, the US Geological Survey. .. Monday's Evening Commute in Nevada Was a Bit Shaky A magnitude 5. 7 earthquake…...
Beavers Could Be a Small Climate-Change Weapon
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (709+ words) Could beavers be a small but potent weapon in our fight against climate change? A new international study of a Swiss stream where beavers have been active since 2010 suggests. .. Beavers Could Be a Small Climate-Change Weapon Could beavers be a…...
Global Sea Level Estimates Are Way Off
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Newser Global Sea Level Estimates Are Way Off Sea levels aren't just rising'they may already be higher than many scientists have been working with. A new study in Nature says global sea levels have been understated by an average of…...
Scientists Race to Get to the Bottom of 'Doomsday Glacier"
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (453+ words) Scientists have finally planted their boots on one of the most closely watched chunks of ice on Earth, also known as the " Doomsday glacier." After weather delays stranded. .. Scientists Race to Get to the Bottom of 'Doomsday Glacier' Scientists have…...
Scan Reveals Potential 'Pompeii' Beneath Wales
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (368+ words) Newser Scan Reveals Potential 'Pompeii' Beneath Wales Roman Britain may have left a far grander mark on south Wales than previously thought. Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar in Margam Country Park near Port Talbot have identified what they say is the…...
Scientists Create First 3 D Image of Popocatepetl Interior
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (592+ words) In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocat'petl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure out what is happening under the crater. For…...
Camera Records 'Dirty Eruption' at Yellowstone
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (375+ words) "Kablooey!" That's the word US Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social media shows mud spraying up and out…...
Silent for 12 K Years, Volcano Suddenly Erupts
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) A volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region erupted Sunday for the first time in recorded history, sending a massive plume of ash nine miles into the sky and disrupting life for local herders, reports the Guardian. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, about…...