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New Earth mission will track rising oceans into 2030
Earth's climate is changing, and the study of oceans is vital to understanding the effects of those changes on our future. For the first...
Telescopes and satellites combine to map entire planet’s ground movement
Curtin University research has revealed how pairing satellite images with an existing global network of radio telescopes can be used to paint a previously...
Plate Tectonics
The Antarctic: Data about the structure of the icy continent
The Antarctic is one of the parts of earth that we know the least about. Due to the massive ice shield, the collection of...
Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable...
Earth's breathable atmosphere is key for life, and a new study suggests that the first burst of oxygen was added by a spate of...
Volcanoes
Volcano F is the Origin of the Floating Stones
Stones do not float in water. This is a truism. But there is hardly a rule without exception. In fact, some volcanic eruptions produce...
Earthquake
The ‘slow earthquakes’ that we cannot feel may help protect against...
Earthquakes are sudden and their shaking can be devastating. But about 20 years ago, a new type of earthquake was discovered. We cannot feel...
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Mars
Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Research which suggests that structures previously...
Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth
Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods, according to an international...
Moon
Formation of the moon brought water to Earth
The Earth is unique in our solar system: It is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large...
Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have...
