The Earth‐moon system's history remains mysterious. Scientists believe the system formed when a Mars‐sized body collided with the proto‐Earth. Earth ended up being the larger daughter of this collision and retained ...
Astronomy
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Earth's geographical surfaces formed over millions of years, and various theories aim to explain their formation. The most popular theory, called plate tectonics, states that Earth's outermost layer is a dynamic system consisting ...
Earth Sciences
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Archaeologists said Monday that they have discovered a major prehistoric monument under the earth near Stonehenge that could shed new light on the origins of the mystical stone circle in southwestern England.
Archaeology
Jun 22, 2020
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The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers floating on the Euphrates look breathtaking—but they are suffocating the waterways of Iraq, celebrated as the "land of the two rivers".
Ecology
Jun 22, 2020
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A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher's wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days.
Ecology
Jun 22, 2020
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The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The "spike" or S protein facilitates viral entry into host cells.
Biochemistry
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Researchers behind the report—'Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money' [released Monday 22 June]—say the way Universal Credit is designed and delivered does not fit the way modern couples and families ...
Economics & Business
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