Thunderstorms often provoke violent cloud bursts that can result in devastating flooding. But what actually spawns thunderstorms and …
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Arts
Inks Containing Lead Likely Used as Drier on Ancient Egyptian Papyri
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAnalyzing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, University of Copenhagen researchers were surprised to find previously …
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Space
Ancient Zircon Minerals From Mars Reveal Its Elusive Internal Structure
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe uranium-bearing mineral zircon is an abundant constituent of Earth’s continental crust, providing information about the age and …
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Environment
A New Theory: Water May Naturally Occur on All Rocky Planets
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLife is deeply dependent on water, but where does it come from? Based on new research, researchers believe …
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Mysteries
New Research Refutes Claim That Dinosaurs Were in Decline Before Asteroid Hit
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers from the University of Bath and the Natural History Museum London say that had the impact not …
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Humans
Team Discovers Ancestral Puebloans Survived Ice Melt in Lava Tube
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor more than 10,000 years, the people who lived on the arid landscape of modern-day western New Mexico …
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A new study by Monash University has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an …
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On Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, powerful eruptions may spew into space, raising questions among hopeful astrobiologists on Earth: …
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The universe is getting hotter, a new study has found. The study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, probed the thermal …
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Space
Tree Rings May Hold Clues to Impacts of Distant Supernovas on Earth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMassive explosions of energy happening thousands of light-years from Earth, known as supernovas, may have left traces in …