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The filling of Earth’s skies with oxygen, roughly 2.1 to 2.4 billion years ago, has long been one of history’s biggest ...

By analyzing factors such as crustal thickness, radioactive heat generation, and mantle heat flow, they simulated how heat affected potential crustal melting and groundwater stability.

The resulting products were ionized; their mass-to-charge ratios were determined based on the time it took for them to reach ...

Clam shells could help scientists understand the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system — and predict whether that ...

A new analysis by Carbon Brief, a U.K.-based climate publication, found that by eliminating coal and adopting more clean energy sources, the U.K. has significantly cleaned up its electricity ...

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The radiation of high-energy protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly can cause a satellite, such as the International Space ...

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