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Science Unmasked
Could the Muswellbrook Earthquakes Be Caused by Coal Mining? Geoscientists Explain
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn Friday, August 23, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, shook the state. The earthquake …
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New Research Shows Unprecedented Atmospheric Changes During May’s Geomagnetic Superstorm
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn May 11, 2024, a gorgeous aurora produced by a geomagnetic superstorm surprised stargazers across the southern United …
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Seismic Echoes Reveal a Mysterious ‘Donut’ Inside Earth’s Core
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout 2,890 kilometers beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like …
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85 Percent of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. But We’re Getting Closer to Finding It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMost of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85 percent of the matter in …
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Microplastics Are In Your Brain. How Worried Should You Be?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPlastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles, and food containers. Recent research adds to growing …
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Ancient DNA Reveals Indigenous Dog Lineages Found at Jamestown, Virginia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPrevious scientific studies have indicated that North American indigenous dog lineages were replaced with European ones between 1492 …
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A Galactic ‘Comet’ Called Terzan 5 Just Illuminated a 100-Year-Old Puzzle About Cosmic Rays
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial …
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Tracking Down the Asteroid That Sealed the Fate of the Dinosaurs
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesGeoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international study to determine the origin of the asteroid …
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The Altar Stone of Stonehenge Came From an Unexpectedly Distant Place, New Study Reveals
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDuring the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate the monument’s astronomical …