When UC Santa Barbara geology professor emeritus James Kennett and colleagues set out years ago to examine signs of …
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Neanderthals are often depicted as having straight spines and poor posture. However, these prehistoric humans were more similar …
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New University of Sydney research has revealed that the ancient Cambodian city of Angkor underwent a gradual decline …
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Usually, soft-bodied species like spiders aren’t fossilized in rock-like animals with bones and teeth. More often, ancient spiders …
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Excavations at two quarries in Wales, known to be the source of the Stonehenge bluestones, provide new evidence …
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Environment
Massive Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below Our Feet
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMost schoolchildren learn that the Earth has three (or four) layers — a crust, mantle, and core, which …
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Environment
We May Be 140 Years From Carbon Levels Not Seen in 56 Million Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTotal human carbon levels emissions could match those of Earth’s last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than …
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Technology
Polariton Filter Turns Ordinary Laser Light Into Quantum Light
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn international team of researchers out of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, has demonstrated a new approach for …
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What’s the coldest place you can think of? Temperatures on a winter day in Antarctica dip as low …
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A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook …