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Biology: Evolutionary Ecology: General Ecology: Research
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How giants became dwarfs - How Giants Became Dwarfs: The Science Behind Dwarfism      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In certain Lake Tanganyika cichlids breeding in empty snail shells, there are two extreme sizes of m...

Geoscience: Landslides
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What causes pools below waterfalls to periodically fill with sediment? - What Causes Pools Below Waterfalls to Periodically Fill with Sediment?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be parti...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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What killed dinosaurs and other life on Earth? - What Killed Dinosaurs and Other Life on Earth?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has l...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Volcanoes at fault if the Earth slips - Volcanoes at Fault if the Earth Slips      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study has attributed the root cause of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes to specific geological da ...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Decade-long Amazon rainforest burn yields new insight into wildfires - Decade-long Amazon Rainforest Burn Yields New Insight into Wildfires      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yield...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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The single oil spill that can disrupt the global energy supply - The Single Oil Spill That Can Disrupt the Global Energy Supply      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A maritime area three times the size of the city of London holds the highest risk for oil spills in...

Space: The Solar System
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'Hot Jupiters' provoke their own host suns to wobble - Hot Jupiters Provoke Their Own Host Suns to Wobble      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Blame the 'hot Jupiters.' These large, gaseous exoplanets can make their suns wobble when they wend...

Geoscience: Geomagnetic Storms Space: The Solar System
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Alaskan seismometers record the northern lights - Alaskan Seismometers Record the Northern Lights      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An aurora sightseeing tour leader in Alaska, was lucky enough to photograph a 'eruption' of brillian...

Space: The Solar System
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Sun emits a solstice CME - Sun Emits a Solstice CME: What It Means for Earth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On June 20, 2013, at 11:24 p.m., the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME...

Space: The Solar System
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NASA sees sun emit a mid-level flare - NASA Sees Sun Emit a Mid-Level Flare      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On Nov. 13, 2012, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 9:04 pm EST. This flare is cla...

Space: The Solar System
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The science behind those eye-popping northern lights - The Science Behind Those Eye-Popping Northern Lights      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Stormy weather on the sun drives the glistening aurorae in our clear night skies. ABSTRACT: The Scie...