This month, a Pentagon task force will release a long-awaited report that dug into a topic typically relegated …
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For the first time, a unique study conducted at Lund University in Sweden has tracked Earth’s meteorite impacts …
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Animals
Basenji Dog Breed DNA Helps Unravel Clues About Evolution of Man’s Best Friend
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn international study led by UNSW researchers has mapped one of the most intact and complete dog genomes …
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Twice a day, at dusk and just before dawn, atmospheric metal layers of sodium and other metals begin …
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Environment
Dead Zones Formed Repeatedly in North Pacific During Warm Climates, Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between warmer climates and …
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A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone layer levels around the tropics is likely to have contributed to a …
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Environment
Researchers Find Greenland Glacial Meltwaters Rich in Mercury
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland …
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Environment
Seafloor Megablocks Reveal Half of Anak Krakatau Collapsed into the Sea, Causing the 2018 Sunda Strait Tsunami, Indonesia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDr. James Hunt from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), in partnership with Professor Dave Tappin from the British …
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Environment
Scientists Sound Alarm About Unprecedented Mercury Accumulation in Pacific Ocean Trenches
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA multinational team of scientists has discovered mercury accumulation in the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean that …
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The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, which means that it is composed, among other components, of a …