Today, the entire globe is broken up into tectonic plates that are shifting past each other, causing the continents to drift slowly but steadily. But this has not always been the case.
Earth Sciences
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Antarctica is considered one of the Earth's largest, most pristine remaining wildernesses. Yet since its formal discovery 200 years ago, the continent has seen accelerating human activity. Reporting in the journal Nature, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2020
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Curtin University-led research has found new evidence to suggest that the Earth's first continents were not formed by subduction in a modern-like plate tectonics environment as previously thought, and instead may have been ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2020
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A wave of new technology in the Late Paleolithic had reached North China by around 41,000 years ago, according to a study published May 27, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Fei Peng of the Minzu University of China, ...
Archaeology
May 27, 2020
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For many people, the mention of archaeology makes them think of Indiana Jones. He's the hero of the 1980s movie franchise—but any archaeologist will tell you that Indiana isn't very good at his job.
Archaeology
May 27, 2020
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Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic hardships African countries can expect because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Union said in a study published Monday.
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2020
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Up to now, studies have focused on determining when the first modern human arrived in China, but there has been hardly any research into the dynamics of this settlement. A joint paper by institutions from China, Spain and ...
Archaeology
Mar 31, 2020
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Outbreaks of insect pests and insect invasions are on the rise on the African continent.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2020
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Scientists around the world are looking for ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This gas is a natural component of the atmosphere, released by processes of respiration and decomposition of organic matter.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2020
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Tropical cyclones are important players within the Earth's climate system. While literature usually investigates their role in determining flood events and inducing precipitation, a new study led by the CMCC Foundation—Euro-Mediterranean ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2020
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