1 of 6 | On Feb. 24, 2014, scientists announced that a tiny zircon crystal from Australia, 4.4 billion years old, was confirmed to be the oldest discovered fragment of Earth’s crust. Photo courtesy of John Valley
Feb. 24 (UPI) — On this date in…
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Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
The tallest point in South Korea is not located in the Taebaek Mountains that run along the country’s eastern coast. Rather, it is found atop a volcanic peak on Jeju Island, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Korean Peninsula. In…
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UCLA Health finds eco-friendly inhalers improve COPD outcomes
New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not only less harmful to the environment but can also lead to slightly better patient outcomes. Inhalers are…
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Training harder could be rewiring your gut bacteria
Regular exercise supports both physical and mental health. Now, new findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that how intensely you train may also influence the makeup of your gut microbiome.
PhD candidate Ms. Bronwen Charlesson…
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Formic acid molecule trembles into the third dimension
formic acid is considered a molecule in which all atoms lie in a single plane. A research team at Goethe University, together with cooperation partners, has now demonstrated experimentally that the atoms in formic acid jitter…
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Super-Jupiters Challenge Planet Size Limits
Our solar system is home to a wide diversity of planetary bodies, boasting eight planets, five officially recognized dwarf planets, and almost 1,000 confirmed moons. The eight planets consist of the four rocky (terrestrial) planets of…
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Record Core Brings New Insights into West Antarctica – polarjournal.net
- Record Core Brings New Insights into West Antarctica polarjournal.net
- Record-breaking sediment core may help predict Antarctic ice loss ETH Zürich
- Scientists make surprising discovery hidden on ocean floor: ‘The first time we’ve had a unified…
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Unexplained carbon found in ancient Mars lakebed
Scientists have now shown that carbon-rich molecules found in an ancient Martian lakebed once existed at far higher levels than the tiny traces measured today.
That revision means the planet must have produced or preserved far more carbon than…
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6 planets will parade across the night sky this weekend
Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye.
It’s what’s known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the sky at once. The planets aren’t…
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