The activity of the solid Earth – for example, volcanoes in Java, earthquakes in Japan, etc – is well understood within the context of the ~50-year-old theory of plate tectonics.
This theory posits that Earth’s outer shell (Earth’s…
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South Atlantic Anomalies Existed 8
Research by the University of Liverpool has revealed that strange behaviour of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region existed as far back as eight to 11 million years ago, suggesting that today’s South Atlantic Anomaly is a recurring…
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Arizona Rock Core Sheds Light on Triassic Dark Ages
A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has given scientists a powerful new tool to understand how catastrophic events shaped Earth’s ecosystems before the rise of the dinosaurs.
The quarter-mile core is from an important part…
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How Governments Resist World Heritage ‘in Danger’ Listings
A study published today found national governments repeatedly resisted the placement of 41 UNESCO World Heritage sites-including the Great Barrier Reef-on the World Heritage in Danger list.
This resistance is despite the sites being just as…
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Plato’s Conception About The Element Earth Being Made up of Cubes is Statistically Right
Plato, the Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century B.C.E., believed that the universe was made of five types of matter: earth, air, fire, water, and cosmos. Each was described with a particular geometry, a platonic shape. For earth, that…
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Climate Scientists Increasingly Ignore Ecological Role of Indigenous People
In their zeal to promote the importance of climate change as an ecological driver, climate scientists increasingly are ignoring the profound role that indigenous peoples played in fire and vegetation dynamics, not only in the eastern United…
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Neanderthals of Western Mediterranean Did Not Become Extinct Because of Changes in Climate
Homo Neanderthaliensis did not become extinct because of changes in climate. At least, this did not happen to the several Neanderthals groups that lived in the western Mediterranean 42,000 years ago.
A research group of the University of Bologna…
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Google Launches Hieroglyphic Translator
Google has launched a new translator for Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics based on machine learning.
The translator is part of Google’s arts & culture application “Fabricius” that has been in development through the Ubisoft Hieroglyphics…
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What Did Danes And Italians in the Middle Ages Have in Common?
In the 1600s, two private chapels were erected as family burial sites for two noble families. One in the town Svendborg in Denmark, the other in Montella, Italy.
They were both attached to a Franciscan Friary, and only a few meters from the…
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Chemical Analysis Reveals Egypt Was a Multi-Cultural Hub For Centuries
The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a study published by Chris Stantis of Bournemouth University, UK and colleagues.
The Hyksos were a…
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