Geology
Geology
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Signs of Earth’s distant past in Atacama
Lagoons and salt flats in northern Argentina reveal what early Earth may have been like
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Geology
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Ice-covered lava lake
Lava lake on an icy island could tell us more about how magma circulates in volcanoes
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Archaeology
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The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago
Lithic instruments found in Pará were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago
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Electronic engineering
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Carnaúba: an X-ray supermicroscope
The longest light beamline of Sirius in Campinas, São Paulo State, provides details on fossil histories, interaction of plants with the soil, and impurities in diamonds
Agriculture
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Agriculture accelerates erosion in the Cerrado
Soil erosion caused by pasture and agriculture in the Cerrado has accelerated in recent decades
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Geology
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When the Earth started to crack
Tectonic plates likely formed 3.2 billion years ago, when Earth’s surface cracked
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Astronomy
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Ages of the Moon
The Moon is 4.5 billion years old, but its current surface is younger
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Space mission
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Evidence of ancient rivers on Mars
New images from Perseverance show signs of what might have been a river on Mars
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Geology
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Agency takes responsibility for failed risk assessment
Agency admits failure to communicate volcanic risk to helicopter pilots
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Geophysics
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The undersea volcano that shook an island
Undersea volcano caused hundreds of earthquakes, frightening the population of Mayotte island
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Geophysics
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Earth’s core slowing down
Earth's inner core appears to be slowing down, which could cause subtle changes in the magnetic field that protects the planet
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photolab
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Caves born from the sea
Stromatolites, created by microbial activity, provide evidence of maritime activity in caves that are now far inland
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Geology
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In the depths of Iceland
Volcanologist identifies pattern after observing the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano for 50 days
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PALEONTOLOGY
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Myanmar fossils in foreign hands
Publication figures indicate that paleontologists took advantage of armed conflicts in Myanmar to gain access to fossils preserved in amber
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Geophysics
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Earthquakes in the sky
Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia
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GEOLOGY
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The Tonga megatsunami
Tonga tsunami in January may have been amplified by acoustic-gravity waves
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