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Supervolcano eruption mystery solved
If the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted the impact would be catastrophic Scientists have made a breakthrough in their efforts to understand what causes so-called supervolcanoes to erupt. Supervolcanoes are capable of eruptions thousands of times larger than normal outpourings. It was … Continue reading
Antarctic mystery solved?
Tiny ocean fossils distributed widely across rock surfaces in the Transantarctic Mountains point to the potential for a substantial rise in global sea levels under conditions of continued global warming, according to a new study. The study indicates the massive … Continue reading
Scientists Think They’ve Solved An Ancient Antarctic Mystery
Sirius Group exposures near Mt. Fleming, Antarctica, circa 1986. The pattern of snow behind rocks shows the prevailing winds across the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Ocean fossils found in mountains are cause for concern over future sea levels, scientists say … Continue reading
Mystery of powerful lightning at sea not solved completely
Representative photo The mystery of why most of the most powerful lightning on Earth happens over the oceans isn’t solved, but a few of the usual suspects are no longer in custody. It isn’t an instrument error, as some hypothesized. … Continue reading
Geology Mystery Solved By Discovery Of ‘Lost’ Tectonic Plate
The Isabella anomaly (IA) in California is in line with known remnants of the long-gone Farallon plate. ?Lost? Farallon Tectonic Plate Found Beneath California & Mexico, Solving Geology Mystery A tectonic plate that disappeared under North America millions of years … Continue reading
Monster mystery solved
In 1958, an amateur fossil collector named Francis Tully discovered a prehistoric animal so bizarre that it could only be termed a “monster.” Nearly sixty years later, Field Museum scientists, along with colleagues at Yale, Argonne National Laboratory, and the … Continue reading
Mystery of heat loss from the Earth’s crust has been solved
Vent chimneys at the Von Damm Vent site. Credit: The National Oceanography Centre The first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade helps explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the … Continue reading
Mystery of arsenic release into groundwater solved
Scott Fendorf (white shirt) poses with his team above a seasonal wetland that was dug out and flooded to simulate a permanent wetland environment. Credit: Scott Fendorf Groundwater in South and Southeast Asia commonly contains concentrations of arsenic 20 to … Continue reading
Mystery of how snakes lost their legs solved by reptile fossil
Fresh analysis of a reptile fossil is helping scientists solve an evolutionary puzzle — how snakes lost their limbs. The findings show snakes did not lose their limbs in order to live in the sea, as was previously suggested. Paleontology … Continue reading
Mystery of how snakes lost their legs solved by reptile fossil
Fresh analysis of a reptile fossil is helping scientists solve an evolutionary puzzle – how snakes lost their limbs. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology