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By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have obtained the first historical record of plastic pollution in Greenland. The new data...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the different species mixed. North America's mammoth species weren't...

Temperature-adaptive charging protocol could boost lithium battery lifespan for Mars exploration

A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the temperature regulation mechanism of lithium-Mars gas batteries (LMGBs), providing...

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MARS

Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth's. Results from NASA's InSight mission suggest that the red planet has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, potentially resolving a...

Northwest Turkey hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake, tremors felt in Istanbul

A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the different species mixed. North America's mammoth species weren't...

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Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the different species mixed. North America's mammoth species weren't...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the different species mixed. North America's mammoth species weren't...

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Strong 7.4 magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central...

Northwest Turkey hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake, tremors felt in Istanbul

A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly...

Temperature-adaptive charging protocol could boost lithium battery lifespan for Mars exploration

A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

Carbon cycle flaw could push Earth into an ice age as planet overcorrects for warming

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they...

New analysis of Apollo sample rewrites a chapter of the moon’s early history

When Apollo 17 astronauts collected a small rock from the moon more than 50 years ago, they had no way of knowing it would...