Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core
Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...
‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
Healing touch: 7 plants that could hold the key to the future of medicine
Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of ...
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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth
The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...
The jaw-dropping island that's been described as 'the most alien-looking place on Earth'
It is one of the most isolated landforms of continental origin, having split from the supercontinent of Gondwana millions of ...
Worldcrunch on MSN3d
There Are More Earthquakes Now — Is Climate Change To Blame?
Researchers have identified a possible link between climate change and the frequency of earthquakes — and the quakes may also start a vicious circle of accelerating climate change.
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The mysterious man-made 'mountain' built 3,000 years ago
In this extract from the documentary Persians: A History of Iran, we look at the Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil - a man-made mountain palace created 3,000 years ago by the Elamites in Iran. Watch the ...
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Oldest Known Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Ancient Greece
New research has found that ancient Greece may harbor the oldest known evidence of lead pollution. After analyzing sediment ...
Sahara rainfall historically driven by tropical plumes not monsoons, study finds
Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...