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Understanding how gold forms is crucial for knowing where to find it and how to extract it sustainably. McGill researchers have answered a long-standing question in geology that could lead to new ore discoveries. Researchers traveled to...
Earth system models (ESMs) help us understand climate and environmental changes. With advances in computing power, ESMs can now be run at kilometer-scale (k-scale) resolutions, capturing very fine details to better predict extreme weather and understand...

New research shows the Kīlauea volcano erupted like a stomp-rocket in 2018

No two volcanic eruptions are exactly alike, but scientists think a series of explosive eruptions at Kīlauea volcano fit into a whole new category. By...

New research unveils extreme complexity in formation of rare earth mineral vital for tech industry

In a new study, researchers from Trinity have unveiled that myriad, intricate factors influence the genesis and chemistry of bastnäsite and rare earth carbonates,...

New research helps paleontologists to understand horse fossils and those that are missing from the record

Many people assume that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago. In fact, recent research...

Research shows that five three-horned dinosaurs lived, and died, together

A team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands was looking for a Tyrannosaurus in the summer of 2013 in Wyoming. Instead, they found...

Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant

Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs, but animal predators of...

New research shakes up what we knew about Idaho’s big 2020 earthquake that hit Boise

New research is shaking up what we know about Idaho earthquakes and the faults that cause them as scientists try to better understand the...

New research discovers adult Komodo teeth are surprisingly similar to those of theropod dinosaurs

Kilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species (Varanus komodoensis), truly deserves to be called the...

Research pieces ancient ecosystems together to reveal new details about the end-Triassic mass extinction

Startling new insights into the catastrophic impact of one of the most devastating events in Earth's history have been revealed by a team led...

Research reveals evidence of recurring ancient supereruption

Researchers have discovered a series of large undersea sediment deposits in a region near Italy that were likely formed by an ancient volcanic supereruption. These...

Scientists can’t agree on when the first animals evolved—research hopes to end the debate

There are estimated to be nearly 8 million species of animals living today, making up the majority of Earth's documented biodiversity and inhabiting almost...

Research reveals new insights into soil liquefaction during earthquakes

Soil liquefaction, a destructive phenomenon occurring during earthquakes, has traditionally been associated with undrained conditions near the earthquake epicenter. However, new research conducted by...

Research presents new development model for the world’s third-longest river

A new research paper published in Science Advances reveals how changes in the size of the Yangtze River watershed may have led to the...

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