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Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater

Eight years ago, the data was sound but only suggestive, the evidence strong but circumstantial. Now, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Karrie Weber and colleagues have...

Geoscientists shed a light on life’s evolution 800 million years ago

Is nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team of Virginia Tech geoscientists have unearthed evidence that may indicate yes. The team's...

Giant volcanic ‘chain’ spills secrets on inner workings of volcanoes

Volcanic relics scattered throughout the Australian landscape are a map of the northward movement of the continent over a "hotspot" inside the Earth, during...

Where did Earth’s water come from? Not melted meteorites, according to scientists

Water makes up 71% of Earth's surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on Earth. A new study...

‘Terminator zones’ on distant planets could harbor life, astronomers say

In a new study, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special...

Venus: Proof of active volcanoes—at last

Venus is almost the same size, mass and density as Earth. So it should be generating heat in its interior (by the decay of...

Scientists identify heat wave at bottom of ocean

The 2013-2016 marine heat wave known as "The Blob" warmed a vast expanse of surface waters across the northeastern Pacific, disrupting West Coast marine...

At least 14 killed as strong quake jolts Ecuador and Peru

At least 14 people were killed, several were wounded and buildings were damaged in a powerful earthquake that shook Peru and Ecuador Saturday, authorities...

Albania’s ‘wild river’ granted national park status

Environmental campaigners scored a rare victory in Albania on Wednesday after authorities announced the creation of a national park to protect the Vjosa River,...

We used to think diamonds were everywhere: New research suggests they’ve always been rare

New research is shedding light on the tumultuous processes that give rise to diamonds, by homing in on a distinct purple companion found alongside...

Venus could have had oceans long after life started on Earth

Today Venus has a dry, oxygen-poor atmosphere. But recent studies have proposed that the early planet may have had liquid water and reflective clouds...

Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: Study

Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing...

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