New 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 …
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Space
New Research Reveals Hidden Processes at Work in the Hearts of Massive Stars
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMassive stars Astronomers commonly refer to massive stars as the chemical factories of the Universe. They generally end …
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Does a sensitive brain lead to people becoming raw and overwhelmed after months of a pandemic, compounded by …
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Up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians used “superhighways” to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago. …
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Health
New Imaging Technique Captures How the Brain Moves in Stunning Detail
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images of the brain are usually meant to be static. But now, researchers from …
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Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind — the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There …
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Few sites in the world preserve a continuous archaeological record spanning millions of years. Wonderwerk Cave, located in …