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Earth's oldest impact crater was just found in Australia—exactly where geologists hoped it would be
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion ...
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New research highlights flaws in cyclone risk evaluation
A new systematic review has revealed serious shortcomings in the evaluation of cyclone risk in Australia and worldwide. The research, which analyzed 94 studies on cyclone risk, warns that existing approaches may be failing ...
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Earth's hidden carbon recyclers: Sulfur bacteria team up to break down organic substances in the seabed
Sulfate-reducing bacteria break down a large proportion of the organic carbon in the oxygen-free zones of Earth, and in the seabed in particular. Among these important microbes, the Desulfobacteraceae family of bacteria stands ...
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Mar 7, 2025
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Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions
It's a cold winter morning in the bleak and bare arable fields of the East Anglian fens. At the edge of a field, a scientist dips a long pole into a ditch. So, what is a climate researcher doing here?
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Mar 7, 2025
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Cyclone Alfred is traumatizing people who've lived through other disasters
In 2011, as Cyclone Yasi approached the Queensland coast, I sat in my home in the tropical far north of the state and worried what the future would hold. Would my family be OK? Would our home be destroyed? Would my workplace ...
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Mar 7, 2025
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How cyclones rip apart houses—and how to boost the chance your home stays standing
People in southeast Queensland and northern NSW have spent days racing to prepare their homes ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, now expected to make landfall over several hours on Saturday.
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Mar 7, 2025
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Image: Kachemak Bay's stony waters
The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay's turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This cloudiness comes from glacial flour: bits of pulverized rock ground down by glaciers that ...
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Mar 7, 2025
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Airborne microplastics: Where do they come from, where do they go?
How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health threat. Using a global chemical transport model, researchers have provided evidence that, contrary ...
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Mar 7, 2025
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High-energy space particles may play a role in initiating lightning flashes
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in triggering lightning flashes. The research is published in the journal JGR Atmospheres.
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Mar 7, 2025
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Study warns of deadly future marine heat waves in East Coast estuaries
A first-of-its-kind study led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS is predicting estuaries along the East Coast of the U.S. will experience marine heat wave conditions for up to a third of the year by the end of the century. ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Why does Ethiopia have earthquakes and volcanoes? A geologist explains
A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a geologically active region ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Methane surge could influence polar ozone recovery, study finds
A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on the complex relationship between methane emissions and the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer. The research underscores how future increases ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Researchers study the role of rock strength in landscape evolution
At first glance, landscapes like the Great Plains and the Rockies may seem unchanging, but over geological time scales, they're dynamic systems. Plate tectonics raise mountains, while erosion—driven by glaciers, rain and ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Seismic study of Singapore could guide urban construction and renewable energy development
A new seismic study of Singapore could guide urban growth and renewable energy development in the coastal city nation, where 5.6 million residents live within an area of 734 square kilometers.
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Mar 6, 2025
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Hawaii's sinking coastlines: Flooding threat looms sooner than expected
Some parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others. That discovery, published in Communications Earth & Environment by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa, also highlights that as sea level rises, the ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Study finds potassium plays limited role in gold mineralization
Hydrothermal alteration is a complex geological process that can later serve as an indicator of gold deposits for mineral explorers. The process sees hot and metal-rich fluids interact with surrounding rocks, causing chemical ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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AI has 'great potential' for detecting wildfires, study of the Amazon rainforest suggests
A type of artificial intelligence that mimics the functioning of the human brain could represent a powerful solution in automatically detecting wildfires, plummeting the time needed to mitigate their devastating effects, ...
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Mar 6, 2025
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Quantifying the way rivers bend opens up possibility for identifying origins of channels on other planets
Whether it's rivers cutting through earth, lava melting through rock, or water slicing through ice, channels all twist and bend in a seemingly similar back-and-forth manner. But a new study led by scientists at The University ...
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Mar 5, 2025
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Time will tell: Geoscientists develop tool to chronicle unexplained gaps in the rock record
Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to water and oxygen. These characteristics provide clues about the history of these minerals.
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Mar 5, 2025
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Deep-sea mining sediment plumes travel farther than expected, monitoring study finds
On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square kilometers, much like potatoes in a field. These mineral ores are formed over millions of years ...
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Mar 5, 2025
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