In a study of the Earth’s mantle, scientists have identified two compositionally distinct continent-sized anomalies which could be traces of a protoplanet which impacted with Earth during its early formation.
This protoplanet is commonly known…
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Teen uses calculus learned through MITx to better understand his cancer treatment | MIT News
When Dustin Liang was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June, the cancer consumed his life. But despite a monthlong hospital stay, aggressive chemotherapy treatments, and ongoing headaches, fatigue,…
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Two Fragments of Protoplanet Theia Lie Deep within Earth, Geoscientists Say
A giant collision between the ancient protoplanet Theia and the proto-Earth about 4.5 billion years ago may have formed Earth’s Moon as well as two continent-sized regions — formally known as large low-velocity provinces — within…
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Study suggests that nature played a role in the origins of the Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature characterised by the combination of a human head and a lion’s body.
Situated on the Giza Plateau along the west bank of the Nile in Giza, the Great Sphinx…
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A new record for Math Prize for Girls wins | MIT News
Florida Virtual School senior Jessica Wan was the winner of the 15th Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) annual contest for female-identifying contestants, held Oct. 6-8 at MIT.
She scored 17 out of 20 questions, which added…
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NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map
The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring.
Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars,…
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Geological puzzle of lost continent of Argoland solved
Approximately 155 million years ago, a 5000 km piece of continent broke off from western Australia, leaving behind a basin hidden below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain.
This underwater feature lends its name to the newly formed continent…
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The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought
According to the giant-impact hypothesis (also known as the Theia Impact), the moon was formed when a giant object such as a protoplanet crashed into the Earth when the solar system was still young.
This celestial object is often referred to as…
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Cosmic radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe
In an article published in the latest issue of Science, Dr. Stuart Ryder from Macquarie University and Associate Professor Ryan Shannon from Swinburne University of Technology, leading a global team, have unveiled their groundbreaking discovery:…
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‘Is Math Real?’ asks simple questions to explore math’s deepest truths
Is Math Real?
Eugenia Cheng
Basic Books, $30Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a…
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