Climate problems alone were not enough to end ancient Pueblo societies in the southwestern United States. Drought is …
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When the four-decades-old Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft entered interstellar space in 2012 and 2018, respectively, scientists …
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HumansScience
Discarded Ostrich Eggshells Provide Timeline for African Ancestors
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of …
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Space
The Mechanism That Generates Huge White Dwarf Magnetic Fields Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA dynamo mechanism could explain the incredibly strong magnetic fields in white dwarf stars according to an international …
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In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed the renowned …
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An international team of researchers searched for pieces of a small asteroid tracked in space and then observed …
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Venus is an enigma. It’s the planet next door and yet reveals little about itself. An opaque blanket …
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Space
Icy Clouds Could Have Kept Early Mars Warm Enough for Rivers and Lakes, Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOne of the great puzzles of modern space science is neatly summed up by the view from NASA’s …
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Environment
Continental Crust Emerged 500 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first emergence and persistence of the continental crust on Earth during the Archaean Eon (4 billion to …
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Asteroids can pose a threat to life on Earth, but they are also a valuable source of resources …