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4.6-billion-year-old meteorite increases our understanding of the early solar system

An analysis of the approximately 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite Erg Chech 002, discovered in 2020 in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert in Algeria,...

Himalayan valley sizes are controlled by tectonic-driven rock uplift, study shows

The oceans are the final destination of weathering products from the land and its transport via rivers, with those in the Himalayan mountains alone...

Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan

Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major...

Did this supernova explode twice?

All supernovae are exploding stars. But the nature of a supernova explosion varies quite a bit. One type, named Type 1a supernovae, involves a...

Researchers find Antarctic ice shelves thinner than previously thought

As global ice dams begin to weaken due to warming temperatures, a new study suggests that prior attempts to evaluate the mass of the...

Seismologists use deep learning to forecast earthquakes

For more than 30 years, the models that researchers and government agencies use to forecast earthquake aftershocks have remained largely unchanged. While these older...