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The flat Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands, study finds

ENVIRONMENT
The Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields, was once a vast woodland filled with huge yew trees,...

The moon is 40 million years older than thought, lunar crystals study suggests

ASTRONOMY
More than 4 billion years ago, when the solar system was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object the size...

Study shows need for ITU to tighten regulations for low orbit satellites as filing numbers grow

ASTRONOMY
A small team of political scientists and astronomers at the University of British Columbia has conducted a study of the number of filings to...

New study shows Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai eruption depleted ozone layer

VOLCANOES
A large team of atmospheric specialists has found that when the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano erupted last year, it took part of the ozone layer...

Study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs’ demise

PALEONTOLOGY
To help resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant asteroid or volcanic eruptions that wiped out the dinosaurs and most other...

Study discovers origins of cryptic markings in Aotearoa New Zealand’s deep sea

OCEANOGRAPHY
NIWA scientists have discovered the origins of cryptic markings found in Aotearoa New Zealand's deep sea. While studying footage from a 2013 Chatham Rise survey,...

Paleolimnological study attributes Tibetan Empire collapse in 9th century to climate change

CLIMATE
The Tibetan Empire was the world's highest elevation empire, sitting over 4,000m above sea level, and thrived during 618 to 877 CE. Home to...

Study ties fracking to another type of earthquakes

EARTHQUAKES
New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the...

New study shows volcanism 56 million years ago released more methane than thought

EARTH
About 55 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean was born. Until then, Europe and America were connected. As the continents began to move apart,...

Study shows the Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks

EARTH
Billions of years ago, in the giant disk of dust, gas, and rocky material that orbited our young sun, larger and larger bodies coalesced...

A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth system boundaries

EARTH
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published in the journal Nature...

Study presents new clues about the rise of Earth’s continents

EARTH
Continents are part of what makes Earth uniquely habitable for life among the planets of the solar system, yet surprisingly little is understood about...
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