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Earth’s core has a gas leak
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Earth’s Mysterious Heatwave 400,000 Years Ago: What Happened?
Scientists have unraveled the mystery behind the hottest period on Earth, which occurred around 400,000 years ago and had long…
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Earth’s Inner Core Has Paused Its Spinning and That May Not Be Good
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Earth’s vital signs have reached unprecedented levels
A recent report published by an international team of climate scientists offers a dire warning about the state of the…
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A New Way to See Other Earths
One of the most exciting and ambitious goals of astronomy is to find planets like our own around other stars.…
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Alien space debris stuck in Earth’s orbit, researchers say
Recently, a group of experts from Harvard University, led by physics professor Avi Loeb, announced the possible presence of alien…
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Earth’s rotation is wavering. Here’s why we need leap seconds.
Scientists, engineers, and programmers often think of time as absolute in their work. But this helpful approximation is technically wrong,…
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How Earth’s eerie “sodium glow” helps us image stars
Adaptive optics (AO) are required for giant telescopes on Earth’s surface. (For a brief intro on the topic, see our…
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Scientists Discover a New Mysterious Melted Rock Layer Under the Earth’s Crust
The recent powerful earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and the numerous violent volcanic eruptions in recent years make it clear…
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