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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought

The global ocean covering the Earth 3.4 billion years ago was far cooler than has been thought, according to researchers who analyzed ...  > full story

Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley

Scientists have used images compiled over a decade to study volcanic activity in the African Rift. A new article focuses on the ...  > full story

Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?

Contrary to preconceived notions, the atmosphere and the oceans were perhaps not formed from vapors emitted during intense volcanism at ...  > full story

A Lightning Strike In Africa Helps Take The Pulse Of The Sun

Scientists have developed a more definitive and reliable tool for measuring the sun's rotation when sunspots aren't visible ---- and even when they are -- based on ...  > full story
 

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