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Scientists breakthrough as mystery over two huge continents torn apart could be solved
New research has revealed what could have led to the splitting of two major continents, as evidence from the event can still ...
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the planet’s ...
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Why Is There So Much Oil In Texas?
A total of 32 US states pump oil, but just over 42 percent of the country’s crude oil production comes out of Texas, ...
Using orbital cycles to understand early life
Chengdu University of Technology-led research has established a high-resolution astrochronological framework spanning ...
Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record, say researchers
The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be ...
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252 Million Years Buried… Now These Fossils Are Telling a New Story!
A newly published review of 252-million-year-old fossils from southwest Germany is offering a deeper understanding of life’s ...
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'If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet': Dinosaurs weren't doomed before the asteroid hit, new study suggests
The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...