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Geologists Surprised To Find Remains Of An Ancient Unknown Mega-PlateA model of plate tectonics around Australia.

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Geologists Surprised To Find Remains Of An Ancient Unknown Mega-PlateA model of plate tectonics around Australia.
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Geologists Surprised To Find Remains Of An Ancient Unknown Mega-Plate

clock-iconOctober 10, 2023
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Giant Ancient Underwater Water Reservoir Found Beneath Pacific OceanSeismic imaging equipment, trailing behind a boat.

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Giant Ancient Underwater Water Reservoir Found Beneath Pacific OceanSeismic imaging equipment, trailing behind a boat.
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Giant Ancient Underwater Water Reservoir Found Beneath Pacific Ocean

clock-iconOctober 9, 2023
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Breakthrough Discovery Identifies The Secret Ingredient To Pink Diamondspink diamonds

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Breakthrough Discovery Identifies The Secret Ingredient To Pink Diamondspink diamonds
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Breakthrough Discovery Identifies The Secret Ingredient To Pink Diamonds

clock-iconSeptember 19, 2023
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Earth's Core Appears To Be Encased By An Ancient Mysterious StructureSeismic waves from earthquakes helped the researchers image the core-mantle boundary.

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Earth's Core Appears To Be Encased By An Ancient Mysterious StructureSeismic waves from earthquakes helped the researchers image the core-mantle boundary.
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Earth's Core Appears To Be Encased By An Ancient Mysterious Structure

clock-iconSeptember 9, 2023
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The Mystery Of The Wallace Line Might Finally Have Been SolvedKoala asleep on a tree branch

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The Mystery Of The Wallace Line Might Finally Have Been SolvedKoala asleep on a tree branch
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The Mystery Of The Wallace Line Might Finally Have Been Solved

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Surprise Discovery Of Older Interloper In Star-Forming Region Could Explain Earthly MysteryOne of the stars in the Christmas tree nebula is an interloper old evolved asymptotic giant branch star, whose presence raises an alternative possibility about how the Earth formed.

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Surprise Discovery Of Older Interloper In Star-Forming Region Could Explain Earthly MysteryOne of the stars in the Christmas tree nebula is an interloper old evolved asymptotic giant branch star, whose presence raises an alternative possibility about how the Earth formed.
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Surprise Discovery Of Older Interloper In Star-Forming Region Could Explain Earthly Mystery

clock-iconJuly 25, 2023
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Every 36 Million Years, The Planet’s Shifting Plates Trigger A Massive Changemarine biodiversity

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Every 36 Million Years, The Planet’s Shifting Plates Trigger A Massive Changemarine biodiversity
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Every 36 Million Years, The Planet’s Shifting Plates Trigger A Massive Change

clock-iconJuly 11, 2023
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Plate Tectonics May Be Younger Than Life, Earth's Oldest Rocks SuggestIt might not look like much but this is a rare example of one of the oldest rocks on Earth, one that may predate plate tectonics

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Plate Tectonics May Be Younger Than Life, Earth's Oldest Rocks SuggestIt might not look like much but this is a rare example of one of the oldest rocks on Earth, one that may predate plate tectonics
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Plate Tectonics May Be Younger Than Life, Earth's Oldest Rocks Suggest

clock-iconJuly 6, 2023
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The Imaginary (But Also Real) Line That Divides Species In Asia And AustraliaWallace Line

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The Imaginary (But Also Real) Line That Divides Species In Asia And AustraliaWallace Line
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The Imaginary (But Also Real) Line That Divides Species In Asia And Australia

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"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million YearsEarth surface evolution

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"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million YearsEarth surface evolution
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"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million Years

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Earth's Plate Tectonics And Pole Flips Were Already Happening 3.25 Billion Years AgoArtist impression of what Earth might have look billions of years ago. Image Credit: Diego Barucco/Shutterstock.com

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Earth's Plate Tectonics And Pole Flips Were Already Happening 3.25 Billion Years AgoArtist impression of what Earth might have look billions of years ago. Image Credit: Diego Barucco/Shutterstock.com
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Earth's Plate Tectonics And Pole Flips Were Already Happening 3.25 Billion Years Ago

clock-iconOctober 25, 2022
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Geologists Find Part Of The Grand Canyon In Tasmaniaarticle image

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Geologists Find Part Of The Grand Canyon In Tasmaniaarticle image
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Geologists Find Part Of The Grand Canyon In Tasmania

clock-iconOctober 25, 2018
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This High-Res Animation Of 540 Million Years Of Plate Tectonics Will Blow Your Socks Offarticle image

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This High-Res Animation Of 540 Million Years Of Plate Tectonics Will Blow Your Socks Offarticle image
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This High-Res Animation Of 540 Million Years Of Plate Tectonics Will Blow Your Socks Off

clock-iconAugust 22, 2018
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Interactive Tool Lets You Find Out Where Your House Would Have Been On Pangaeaarticle image

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Interactive Tool Lets You Find Out Where Your House Would Have Been On Pangaeaarticle image
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Interactive Tool Lets You Find Out Where Your House Would Have Been On Pangaea

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Earth Froze Over 700 Million Years Ago Because The Planet Started Crackingarticle image

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Earth Froze Over 700 Million Years Ago Because The Planet Started Crackingarticle image
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Earth Froze Over 700 Million Years Ago Because The Planet Started Cracking

clock-iconMay 8, 2018