Researchers have uncovered why the Green River doesn’t skirt the Uinta Mountains but instead carves its way through the …
Geology
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Greenland, the world’s largest island and an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, is changing shape — compressing in some areas and expanding in others. Moreover, it is drifting…
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The Grand Canyon is an iconic American landmark—but its origin story may be more complicated than visitors realize. The Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona is a world-renowned tourist…
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Researchers from Swansea University and the University of Southampton (UK) report that beneath Ethiopia, at the Afar Triple Junction where three tectonic plates meet, magma is pushing up from below…
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New research from planetary scientists at the Open University in the U.K., led by Adam Loskutov, shows Mars was much wetter and rainier than previously thought. His team studied ancient…
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This exquisite gemstone, weighing 2.33 carats and measuring about 8 mm in diameter, is one of the rarest and largest Fancy Red diamonds in existence. This classification means it is…
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Not long ago, prospectors hunting for hidden minerals relied on a simple tool: a slingshot cut from a hazelnut bush and treated with a secret technique. Holding the slingshot with…