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In A Leap Year Should We Replace Leap Seconds With Leap Minutes?When clocks ran on clockwork, leap seconds weren't an issue, but atomic clocks have changed that.

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In A Leap Year Should We Replace Leap Seconds With Leap Minutes?When clocks ran on clockwork, leap seconds weren't an issue, but atomic clocks have changed that.
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In A Leap Year Should We Replace Leap Seconds With Leap Minutes?

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1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossilized Cells Are Oldest Evidence For Photosynthesis In CyanobacteriaN majensis from the 1.75 Ga McDermott Formation, Australia.

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1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossilized Cells Are Oldest Evidence For Photosynthesis In CyanobacteriaN majensis from the 1.75 Ga McDermott Formation, Australia.
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1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossilized Cells Are Oldest Evidence For Photosynthesis In Cyanobacteria

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US East Coast Cities Are Sinking Faster Than Sea Levels Are RisingNew York City

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US East Coast Cities Are Sinking Faster Than Sea Levels Are RisingNew York City
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US East Coast Cities Are Sinking Faster Than Sea Levels Are Rising

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Largest-Known Lithium Reserve Discovered Beneath Ancient Volcano In The USLithium field in the Atacama

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Largest-Known Lithium Reserve Discovered Beneath Ancient Volcano In The USLithium field in the Atacama
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Largest-Known Lithium Reserve Discovered Beneath Ancient Volcano In The US

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Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Anthropocene?A panoramic photo of Crawford Lake in Canada, showing the water's surface and the surrounding treeline. The clouds are reflected on the water.

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Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Anthropocene?A panoramic photo of Crawford Lake in Canada, showing the water's surface and the surrounding treeline. The clouds are reflected on the water.
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Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Anthropocene?

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Natural History Museum Names 815 New-To-Science Species In Record-Breaking YearSmall gecko species on a rock with a beautiful gold eye and a pointed tail.

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Natural History Museum Names 815 New-To-Science Species In Record-Breaking YearSmall gecko species on a rock with a beautiful gold eye and a pointed tail.
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Natural History Museum Names 815 New-To-Science Species In Record-Breaking Year

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Giant Fissures Are Opening Up In US And We Have Ourselves To BlameFissure in Arizona

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Giant Fissures Are Opening Up In US And We Have Ourselves To BlameFissure in Arizona
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Giant Fissures Are Opening Up In US And We Have Ourselves To Blame

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A Geologist Found The Oldest Water On Earth, And Then She Tasted ItWater in old gold mind.

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A Geologist Found The Oldest Water On Earth, And Then She Tasted ItWater in old gold mind.
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A Geologist Found The Oldest Water On Earth, And Then She Tasted It

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The Exact Moment Today's Winter Solstice Will OccurThree white cardboard blocks, stacked in a cube, spelling out 21 December, with a paper sun in the upper right corner and a fir branch in the bottom left

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The Exact Moment Today's Winter Solstice Will OccurThree white cardboard blocks, stacked in a cube, spelling out 21 December, with a paper sun in the upper right corner and a fir branch in the bottom left
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The Exact Moment Today's Winter Solstice Will Occur

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People Are Confused Why There Are Marine Fossils At The Top Of Mount EverestA marine fossil.

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People Are Confused Why There Are Marine Fossils At The Top Of Mount EverestA marine fossil.
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People Are Confused Why There Are Marine Fossils At The Top Of Mount Everest

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An 8.5-Year-Long Wobble Means Earth's Core And Mantle Are Not AlignedArtist impression of our planet cut in half and with the different layers highlighted like a nesting doll

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An 8.5-Year-Long Wobble Means Earth's Core And Mantle Are Not AlignedArtist impression of our planet cut in half and with the different layers highlighted like a nesting doll
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An 8.5-Year-Long Wobble Means Earth's Core And Mantle Are Not Aligned

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Iceland Volcano Spectacularly Erupts In 4-Kilometer-Long FissureThe image show the dark terrain with flames and lava spewing from a long crack in the ground. A lot of steam and smoke is being released too.

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Iceland Volcano Spectacularly Erupts In 4-Kilometer-Long FissureThe image show the dark terrain with flames and lava spewing from a long crack in the ground. A lot of steam and smoke is being released too.
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Iceland Volcano Spectacularly Erupts In 4-Kilometer-Long Fissure

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Mesopotamian Bricks Reveal Anomaly In Earth's Magnetic Field 3,000 Years AgoThis brick is marked as being from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 604 to 562 BCE). Magnetized grains shaved off it reveal the strength of the magnetic field. Comparison with other bricks from the same reign show wild swings in strength.

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Mesopotamian Bricks Reveal Anomaly In Earth's Magnetic Field 3,000 Years AgoThis brick is marked as being from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 604 to 562 BCE). Magnetized grains shaved off it reveal the strength of the magnetic field. Comparison with other bricks from the same reign show wild swings in strength.
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Mesopotamian Bricks Reveal Anomaly In Earth's Magnetic Field 3,000 Years Ago

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This Is The Only Sea In The World That Doesn't Touch Any CoastlinesAn underwater photo of some Sargassum sea weed floating on the surface above a coral-covered seabed. The seaweed is a yellow-golden colour.

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This Is The Only Sea In The World That Doesn't Touch Any CoastlinesAn underwater photo of some Sargassum sea weed floating on the surface above a coral-covered seabed. The seaweed is a yellow-golden colour.
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This Is The Only Sea In The World That Doesn't Touch Any Coastlines

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Giant "Scars of Ice Age Floods" Can Be Seen In The US From SpaceSatellite image of the Channeled Scablands taken about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Spokane in Washington State on May 14, 2023.

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Giant "Scars of Ice Age Floods" Can Be Seen In The US From SpaceSatellite image of the Channeled Scablands taken about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Spokane in Washington State on May 14, 2023.
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Giant "Scars of Ice Age Floods" Can Be Seen In The US From Space

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