A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could generate a tsunami when it finally breaks off, researchers warned Friday.
Environment
Dec 21, 2012
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More than 10 miles into the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, on the edge of the caldera, lives a high-elevation community so diverse that Montana State University scientists call it "incredible, unique and truly ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2019
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New Curtin University research into the way rocks melt in the Earth's mantle layer has uncovered new properties of the key crystal spinel, suggesting previous studies that used it to study mantle melting and tectonics may ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2019
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To enhance the study of subsurface microbial communities underlying the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a novel analytical framework that advances ecological ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2013
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Titan's windswept dunes may sprawl millions of more kilometers than previously thought and were likely formed by geological processes similar to those on Earth, according to a new study. The new findings could help scientists ...
Space Exploration
May 23, 2018
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A new enhanced 3D radar image offer a greatly improved view of the interior of the Martian north polar cap, according to a paper led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Nathaniel Putzig.
Space Exploration
Nov 28, 2022
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Deformation bands in the gravel layers of the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin form as a result of heterogeneous displacement in the surrounding sediment. This is caused by gradients in the deformation intensity, which occur both ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2010
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New research led by Macquarie University earth scientist Dr. Chunfei Chen sheds new light on geological processes from up to three billion years ago and marks a significant shift in the scientific community's understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2023
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(Phys.org) —New Zealand, German and American scientists have found what may be the world's biggest pockmarks on the seafloor of the Chatham Rise about 500km east of Christchurch.
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2013
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Researchers steering a remote-controlled submarine around the world's deepest known hydrothermal vents have collected numerous samples from sunless depths of the Caribbean Sea where blazing hot, mineral-rich fluid gushes ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2013
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