How Martian winds make rocks walk
Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.
Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.
Space Exploration
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An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2024
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It's hard to know what prehistoric animals' lives were like—even answering seemingly simple questions, like what they ate, can be a challenge. Sometimes, paleontologists get lucky, and pristine fossils will preserve an ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 19, 2021
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A team of researchers with the University of Copenhagen and the Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions has come up with a new explanation regarding the difference in composition of the planets in our solar ...
A meteor streaked across the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA.
Space Exploration
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An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long.
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2023
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Off-earth mining may once have been purely the stuff of science fiction, but now it's potentially a US$1 trillion industry that is likely to be vital if humans are serious about colonizing Mars or the moon.
Space Exploration
May 12, 2022
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Small earthquakes in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas can be linked to hydraulic fracturing wells in those regions, according to researchers speaking at the SSA 2019 Annual Meeting.
Earth Sciences
Apr 26, 2019
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The UPV/EHU's IBeA research group has used a non-destructive methodology to determine the role of specific algae, lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria that may be causing exfoliation and delamination processes that are degrading ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2019
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The discovery of a rare mineral (reidite) at the Woodleigh meteorite impact structure in Western Australia was published this week by Curtin University honours student Morgan Cox and colleagues.
Earth Sciences
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