Research suggests magma of the early Earth was highly oxidizing
Understanding the atmosphere and surface environment of the early Earth, especially before the origin of life, is a key to understanding the habitability of the Earth.
Understanding the atmosphere and surface environment of the early Earth, especially before the origin of life, is a key to understanding the habitability of the Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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At the center the Earth is a solid metal ball, a kind of "planet within a planet," whose existence makes life on the surface possible, at least as we know it.
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Jupiter's moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon and is one of the most promising places to search for alien life.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 17, 2023
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A team of planetary scientists from Belgium, the U.S., France and Germany has found evidence from the InSight lander that suggests Mars has an all-liquid core and internal mass anomalies. In their paper published in the journal ...
The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, suggests new research led ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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When were the Dry Valleys of Antarctica last wet?
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2023
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As Alaska's bleak winter sets in, arctic ground squirrels burrow deep into the ground to begin an eight-month-hibernation before popping up again in spring, famished and eager to breed.
Ecology
May 28, 2023
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Sand dunes are not an obvious place to find high-quality fire records. For a start, anyone who walks on the forested sand dunes of South-East Queensland will be impressed by the intensity of ant activity at their feet. The ...
Environment
May 28, 2023
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The medieval trading center of Rungholt, which is today located in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and currently the focus of interdisciplinary research, drowned in a storm surge in 1362.
Archaeology
May 24, 2023
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Scientists have discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica, which they believe could have generated tsunami waves that stretched across the Southern Ocean.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2023
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