This December marks the bicentennial of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12, which are the biggest earthquakes known to have occurred in the central U.S.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2011
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NASA chose Gale Crater as a landing site for its Mars Science Laboratory rover because the giant crater probably had conditions that may have once hosted life. The bottom layers near the crater floor "have minerals in them ...
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2012
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The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony's demise in the 14th and early 15th centuries, archaeological remains can fill some ...
Archaeology
May 30, 2011
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New research by the University of Leicester and The Open University into evidence of water on Mars, sufficiently warm enough to support life, has been published this week in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2012
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Most earthquakes that are seen, heard, and felt around the world are caused by fast slip on faults. While the earthquake rupture itself can travel on a fault as fast as the speed of sound or better, the fault surfaces behind ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2011
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If you apply enough heat, at some point, most things melt, just like ice cream on a hot summer day.
Materials Science
Aug 29, 2022
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"Eternal flames" fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the surface, according to research by geologists at the Department ...
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The Australian National University has shed light on the secrets of the deep Earth and will lead to better understanding of important geological processes.
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2011
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A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theorized image of such a drastic ...
Archaeology
Dec 27, 2011
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A small dinosaur leg discovered in southwestern North Dakota may have been ripped from the animal's body on the same day a giant asteroid struck Earth and eventually wiped out the dinosaurs.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 13, 2022
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