Taiwan's crust is moving surprisingly rapidly
Some mountains can move in the blink of a geological eye.
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May 9, 2022
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Candy-striped spiders observed wrapping and killing sleeping prey at night
A pair of arachnologists with the University of Toronto Scarborough reports that in addition to its other ways of capturing and feeding on prey, candy-striped spiders also wrap up and feed on sleeping prey at night. In their ...
Was North America populated by 'stepping stone' migration across Bering Sea?
For thousands of years during the last ice age, generations of maritime migrants paddled skin boats eastward across shallow ocean waters from Asia to present-day Alaska. They voyaged from island to island and ultimately to ...
Archaeology
Apr 29, 2021
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Sediment cores from Dogger Littoral suggest Dogger Island survived ancient tsunami
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that suggests the ancient Dogger Island survived a tsunami approximately 8,150 years ago. In their paper published in the journal Antiquity, ...
Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong
New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn't really happen.
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2021
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No more Ibiza? 56 to 65% of beach area in the Balearic Islands will be permanently lost due to the climate crisis
The impact of the climate crisis on coastal areas has been well documented, but new research has shown the impact it may have on the beaches found on the Balearic Islands in the north-western Mediterranean. Findings published ...
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Dec 16, 2021
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As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?
If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens?
Environment
Oct 10, 2022
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New study unravels secret to subduction
A new study by an international team of researchers offers new clues about where and how subduction starts on Earth, the process behind our most deadly volcanic eruptions.
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2020
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Astronomers sound alarm about light pollution from satellites
Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an "unprecedented global threat to nature."
Astronomy
Mar 20, 2023
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Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. On the ground, they collect everything from the tiniest particles to "lava bombs" ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2021
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