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- Rocky Mountains Originated from Previously Unknown Oceanic Plate
- Earth Is 'Lazy' When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas
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Posted March 27, 2013:
- New Evidence Ancient Asteroid Caused Global Firestorm on Earth
- Scientists Image Deep Magma Beneath Pacific Seafloor Volcano
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Posted March 21, 2013:
- First Images Released from Newest Earth Observation Satellite
- Megavolcanoes Tied to Pre-Dinosaur Mass Extinction: Apparent Sudden Climate Shift Could Have Analog Today
Posted March 20, 2013:
- Can Intraplate Earthquakes Produce Stronger Shaking Than at Plate Boundaries?
- Scientists Discover 'Lubricant' for Earth's Tectonic Plates: Hidden Magma Layer Could Play Role in Earthquakes
Posted March 18, 2013:
- Slabs of Ancient Tectonic Plate Still Lodged Under California
- Oxygen-Poor 'Boring' Ocean Challenged Evolution of Early Life
- Computer Models Show How Deep Carbon Could Return to Earth's Surface
- Earth's Interior Cycles Contribute to Long-Term Sea-Level and Climate Change, Researchers Find
Posted March 17, 2013:
- Ocean Plankton Sponge Up Nearly Twice the Carbon Currently Assumed
- Highly Effective Communities of Bacteria in the World's Deepest Oceanic Trench
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Posted March 7, 2013:
- Earth Warmer Today Than During 70 to 80 Percent of the Past 11,300 Years
- Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the US
Posted March 5, 2013:
- The Making of Antarctica's Hidden Fjords
- Science of Sinkholes: 20 Percent of U.S. Lies in Susceptible Areas
- New Evidence That Comets Could Have Seeded Life on Earth
- Iowa Meteorite Crater Confirmed: USGS Airborne Surveys Back Up Previous Decorah Research
Posted February 28, 2013:
- Mineral Diversity Clue to Early Earth Chemistry
- Researchers Find New Information About 'Snowball Earth' Period
- Antarctic Scientists Discover 18-Kilogram Meteorite
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Posted February 21, 2013:
- Particle Physics Research Sheds New Light on Possible 'Fifth Force of Nature'
- How to Kill an Asteroid? Get out a Paint Spray Gun
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Posted February 12, 2013:
- Landsat 5 Sets Guinness World Record for 'Longest Operating Earth Observation Satellite'
- 'Near-Miss' Asteroid Tracked
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Posted February 8, 2013:
- Landsat Data Continuity Mission Awaits Liftoff
- Studying Ice Cores from West Antarctica for Clues as to Why the Earth Began to Emerge from the Ice Age
Posted February 7, 2013:
- Stress Change During the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Illuminated
- Volcano Location: Greenhouse-Icehouse Key? Episodic Purging of 'Carbonate Capacitor' Drives Long-Term Climate Cycle
- The Deep Roots of Catastrophe: Partly Molten, Florida-Sized Blob Forms Atop Earth's Core
Posted February 6, 2013:
- India Joined With Asia 10 Million Years Later Than Previously Thought, New Timeline Suggests
- Shimmering Water Reveals Cold Volcanic Vent in Antarctic Waters
Posted February 4, 2013:
- Hoodoos: Key to Earthquakes?
- Small Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth Safely
- Tropical Rainfall Patterns Varied Through Time: Deeper Understanding of Drought Cycles in Central America
Posted January 31, 2013:
- Evidence of Geological 'Facelift' in the Appalachians
- Vegetation Changes in Cradle of Humanity: Study Raises Questions About Impact on Human Evolution
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