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Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil's surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, the V-shaped lines...
Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated the country, according to researchers at the Seismological Society of America's Annual...

Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically...

The amount of fresh water available for lithium mining is vastly overestimated, hydrologists warn

New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the world's lithium resources—shows that...

Water stored in the mantle for millions of years may be linked to continental volcanism

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried...

A planetary boundary for geological resources: Exploring the limits of regional water availability

Geological resources such as critical metals and minerals, essential for the diffusion of technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage towards a decarbonized...

Weighing in on a Mars water debate: Analysis challenges previous findings

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its atmosphere, however, surface...

Mystery mounds reveal the history of water on Mars

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars' barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks here were once soaked...

New study says we’re unlikely to find liquid water on Mars anytime soon

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from...

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may...

California water recycling plant gains $26 million to feed Lake Mead

Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced...

Remember they said Miami would be under water? A preview of the future

It's like an unspoken social contract. When people choose to live in South Florida, they must make peace with the possibility that, thanks to...

Study finds fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth a half-billion years earlier than thought

We need two ingredients for life to start on a planet: dry land and (fresh) water. Strictly, the water doesn't have to be fresh,...

Four decades of glacial data reveals substantial losses and water worries

An analysis of glacial data spanning four decades has provided valuable insights into the changes taking place in the glaciers of the Pir Panjal...

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