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Seasonal rain and snow trigger small earthquakes on California faults

California’s earthquake faults continually accumulate stress until they fail in an earthquake. Seismologists studied the impact of the flexing of Earth’s crust under the load of winter rains and subsequent unloading during summer drought, and found that the up and … Continue reading

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O-A reconstruction of cranium suggests a small crocodile is a brand new species

A small crocodyliform dinosaur could also be a brand new species. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Over 120 Small Quakes Near Mount St. Helens Signal Future Volcanic Eruption

Scientists are taking a closer look in the recent swarms of over 120 small quakes that occurred near Mount St. Helens in late November, watching out for any indicators of future explosions.  Photo: Richard Bowen Scientists are taking a closer … Continue reading

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Powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 strikes off Papua New Guinea, causing small tsunami

New Powerful earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, and a tsunami warning was issued to areas near the epicenter. There were no … Continue reading

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Small earthquakes could help warn of the next big quake in Australia

 Earthquake activity in our region since 1973, showing small clusters of seismically active regions near Perth, Adelaide and the east coast. Credit: Solomon Buckman, Author provided Small earthquakes can point to a region where larger, destructive and potentially deadly quakes … Continue reading

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Why did T. Rex have such small arms?

SUE the Dinosaur’s forearm came to the Advanced Photon Source for its most detailed scan ever, which could shed light on why the large dinosaur had such small arms. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Huge diamond has been found by a small Australian miner

The new find, a 104 carat diamond. Image: Supplied The D-colour diamond was recovered from Lucapa’s alluvial mining operations, 600 kilometres east of the Angolan capital Luanda. The rock is about the size of a 50 cent coin and is … Continue reading

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A huge pink diamond found by a small Australian miner

This 38.6-carat stone is the largest ?fancy? coloured diamond recovered to date from Lulo. (Image courtesy of Lucapa Diamond.) The Lucapa Diamond Company, a small Australian mining company based in Perth Limited, has uncovered a rare large pink diamond in … Continue reading

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A rare small specimen discovered from the age of flying giants

A rare small-bodied pterosaur, a flying reptile from the Late Cretaceous period approximately 77 million years ago, is the first of its kind to have been discovered on the west coast of North America. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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A rare small specimen discovered from the age of flying giants

A rare small-bodied pterosaur, a flying reptile from the Late Cretaceous period approximately 77 million years ago, is the first of its kind to have been discovered on the west coast of North America. read more (e) Science News – … Continue reading

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