A Monash geoscientist and a team of international researchers have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million years ago, proving that New Caledonia and New Zealand are geographically connected.
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2009
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Planetary geologists at Brown University have found a gully fan system on Mars that formed about 1.25 million years ago. The fan offers compelling evidence that it was formed by melt water that originated in nearby snow and ...
Space Exploration
Mar 2, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New climate maps of the Earth’s surface during the height of the last Ice Age support predictions that northern Australia will become wetter and southern Australia drier due to climate change.
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2009
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Universe Today has examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, and planetary atmospheres, and how these intriguing scientific disciplines can help ...
Astrobiology
Mar 19, 2024
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Gas hydrates are great alternative energy sources but they could also harm us and the environment, note geologists from the University of the Philippines.
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2024
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Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding up organic material and sediment grains that ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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Scientists have used a human-occupied submersible to explore one of the Indian Ocean's deepest and little-known spots, documenting its unique habitat and diverse marine life.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2023
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Virginia Tech biological sciences postdoctoral researcher Traci DuBose wants to ensure no frogs or toads land below conservationists' radar.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2023
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After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2023
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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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