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A post-accretionary lull in large impacts on early Mars
Nature Geoscience 10, 344 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2937 Authors: William F. Bottke & Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Forecasting large earthquakes along the Wasatch Front, Utah
There is a 43 percent probability that the Wasatch Front region in Utah will experience at least one magnitude 6.75 or greater earthquake, and a 57 percent probability of at least one magnitude 6.0 earthquake, in the next 50 years, … Continue reading
Large hidden lakes found draining below Antarctic glacier
Part of the Thwaites Glacier on the edge of West Antarctica. Thwaites Glacier on the edge of West Antarctica is one of the planet’s fastest-moving glaciers. Research shows that it is sliding unstoppably into the ocean, mainly due to warmer … Continue reading
Large stationary gravity wave within the environment of Venus
Nature Geoscience 10, eighty five (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2873 Authors: Tetsuya Fukuhara, Masahiko Futaguchi, George&#one hundred sixty;L. Hashimoto, Takeshi Horinouchi, Takeshi Imamura, Naomoto Iwagaimi, Toru Kouyama, Shin-ya Murakami, Masato Nakamura, Kazunori Ogohara, Mitsuteru Sato, Takao&#one hundred sixty;M. Sato, Makoto Suzuki, Makoto Taguchi, … Continue reading
Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth’s mantle
Breakthrough research examines diamonds of exceptional size and quality to uncover clues about Earth’s geology. The researchers studied the unique properties of diamonds with similar characteristics to famous stones such as the Cullinan, Constellation and Koh-i-Noor to advance our understanding … Continue reading
Large human brain evolved as a result of ‘sizing each other up’
Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Entire Himalayan arc can produce large earthquakes
The main fault at the foot of the Himalayan mountains can likely generate destructive, major earthquakes along its entire 2,400-kilometer (1,500-mile) length, a new study finds. Combining historical documents with new geologic data, the study shows the previously unstudied portion … Continue reading
Outrageous heads led to outrageously large dinosaurs
Theropod dinosaur species with bony crests, horns and knobs evolved to giant body sizes 20 times faster than those species lacking such embellishments, new research has concluded. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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A preliminary study on a large scraper from Central Wyoming
This paper is about an unusual artefact from Wyoming that may have been used by prehistoric people. It has now been studied and the preliminary research results are complete. This ancient scraper is a bifacial, thinned, cortical flaked tool, which … Continue reading
New large prehistoric shark discovered
Megalolamna paradoxodon is the name of a new extinct shark described by an international research team who based their discovery on fossilized teeth up to 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) tall found from the eastern and western United States (California and … Continue reading
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