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Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say

PALEONTOLOGY
An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about...

Rock diversity along rim of Jezero Crater offers a wide glimpse of Martian history

EARTH
Scientists with NASA's Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero...

Earth’s oceans once turned green—and they could change again

Uncategorized
Nearly three-fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made...

Sink or swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories

EARTH
Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates...

Earthquake swarm hits US sparking fears massive volcano ‘is moving closer to an eruption’

EARTHQUAKES
Multiple small earthquakes have been detected beneath a massive volcano in Alaska this week, as experts warn it may be 'moving closer to an...

Global warming is exposing new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink

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Retreating glaciers created 2,500km of “new” coastline and 35 “new” islands in the Arctic between 2000 and 2020, according to a new study. The research...

Jurassic fossil sheds light on evolutionary origins of thorny-headed worms

PALEONTOLOGY
A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a fossil acanthocephalan, Juracanthocephalus, from...

Study reveals 8 million years of ‘Green Arabia’

ENVIRONMENT
A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over...

Kīlauea volcano’s ash prompted largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom, study reveals

VOLCANOES
When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles...

New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

ASTRONOMY
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews fountains of lava in latest eruption episode

VOLCANOES
Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Lava fountains have reached heights...

Strong earthquake shakes Taiwan

EARTHQUAKES
An earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning, setting off alarms in the capital, but no damage was immediately reported. The Central Weather Administration measured the...
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