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Pulse of the polar vortex revealed: A key to mapping future storms

In the event you can predict the trail of the jet stream, the higher ambiance’s undulating river of wind, then you may predict climate — not only for per week or two, however for a complete season. A brand new … Continue reading

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Old Faithful’s Geological Heart Revealed

This is the model of Old Faithful’s hydrogeological system suggested by the study’s results. Dense Seismograph Network Shows Subsurface Geyser Plumbing Structures Old Faithful is Yellowstone National Park’s most famous landmark. Millions of visitors come to the park every year … Continue reading

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Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed

Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Equatorial jet in the lower to middle cloud layer of Venus revealed by Akatsuki

Nature Geoscience 10, 646 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo3016 Authors: Takeshi Horinouchi, Shin-ya Murakami, Takehiko Satoh, Javier Peralta, Kazunori Ogohara, Toru Kouyama, Takeshi Imamura, Hiroki Kashimura, Sanjay S. Limaye, Kevin McGouldrick, Masato Nakamura, Takao M. Sato, Ko-ichiro Sugiyama, Masahiro Takagi, Shigeto Watanabe, Manabu … Continue reading

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‘Omnipresent’ effects of human impact on England’s landscape revealed

The Anthropocene has transformed England, outline researchers in a new report. The Anthropocene — the concept that humans have so transformed geological processes at Earth’s surface that we are living in a new epoch — was formulated by Nobel Laureate … Continue reading

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The secrets of tooth calcium revealed

Two studies on calcium isotopes in teeth have provided new insights into both the extinction of the marine reptiles and weaning age in humans. The findings open new avenues for research in anthropology and paleontology, say researchers. Paleontology News — … Continue reading

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Homo sapiens 100,000 years earlier: Ancestors’ diet of game revealed

New fossil finds from Morocco do more than push back the origins of our species by 100,000 years. They also reveal what was on the menu for our oldest-known Homo sapiens ancestors 300,000 years ago: Plenty of gazelle. Paleontology News … Continue reading

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Gypsum Rock Revealed as New Water Source for Life

Gypsum Crystal. Photo: Chuck Sutherland The crystallization water of gypsum rocks is a relevant water source for plants A team of scientists led by plant physiologists Sara Palacio from the Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología and Juan Pedro Ferrio of the … Continue reading

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Petrology: Ancient magma sources revealed

Nature Geoscience 10, 397 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2955 Author: Elizabeth Bell The composition of Earth’s oldest crust is uncertain. Comparison of the most ancient mineral grains with more recent analogues suggests that formation of the earliest crust was heavily influenced by re-melting … Continue reading

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Hottest lavas that erupted in past 2.5 billion years revealed

Deep portions of Earth’s mantle might be as hot as it was more than 2.5 billion years ago, an international team of researchers has recently discovered. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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