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Secrets behind T. rex’s bone crushing bites: T. rex could crush with 8,000 pound bite forces

The giant Tyrannosaurus rex pulverized bones by biting down with forces equaling the weight of three small cars while simultaneously generating world record tooth pressures, according to a new study. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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Secrets behind T. rex’s bone crushing bites: T. rex could crush with 8,000 pound bite forces

The giant Tyrannosaurus rex pulverized bones by biting down with forces equaling the weight of three small cars while simultaneously generating world record tooth pressures, according to a new study. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Could a Colorado earthquake have been triggered by dinosaur extinction impact?

Researchers have found signs of fault displacement at well-known rock outcrops in Colorado that mark the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact that may have hurried the extinction of the dinosaurs. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Could a Colorado earthquake have been triggered by dinosaur extinction impact?

Researchers have found signs of fault displacement at well-known rock outcrops in Colorado that mark the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact that may have hurried the extinction of the dinosaurs. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Big L.A. Earthquake Could Cause Beach Areas to Sink Up to 3 Feet in Seconds

Big L.A. Earthquake Could Cause Beach Areas to Sink Up to 3 Feet in Seconds The Newport-Inglewood fault has long been considered one of Southern California’s top seismic danger zones because it runs under some of the region’s most densely … Continue reading

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California fault could cause magnitude-7.4 quake

A schematic block model of Southern California showing the motion of the Pacific and North American plates, and the big bend of the San Andreas fault where the plates squeeze together. Fault system off San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles counties … Continue reading

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New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future

New materials are created through deposition onto disks, which are then tested to determine their properties. A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … Continue reading

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Global Warming is Shrinking Colorado River which could Affect 41 Million Americans

Global Warming Is Shrinking Colorado River Warm temperatures, not just drought, are shrinking the Colorado River A shortage of rain and snow can account for only about two-thirds of the river’s decline, according to a new study. Warming in the … Continue reading

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Ventura fault might trigger stronger shaking, new analysis finds

The fault beneath Ventura, California, would probably trigger stronger shaking throughout an earthquake and extra injury than beforehand suspected, researchers warn. The Ventura-Pitas Point fault in Southern California has been the main target of a lot current consideration as a … Continue reading

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How a 195-million-yr-previous dinosaur bone might nonetheless have gentle tissue in it

China’s dinosaur discoveries   Ancient tissue present in 195 million-yr-previous dinosaur rib It is perhaps the oldest tender tissue pattern ever discovered. Researchers found historic collagen and protein stays preserved within the ribs of a dinosaur that walked the Earth 195 million … Continue reading

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