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Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: Early Humans Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Environmental: General
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Thailand's Iron Age Log Coffin culture      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture characterizes the Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha in...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Excavation reveals 'major' ancient migration to Timor Island      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has le...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Earth-like environment likely on ancient Mars      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-u...

Ecology: General Ecology: Research Environmental: Ecosystems
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Palau's Rock Islands harbor heat-resistant corals - Palau's Rock Islands Harbor Heat-Resistant Corals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Ocean warming is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves, causing unto...

Paleontology: Fossils
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Tiniest ever ancient seawater pockets revealed - Tiniest Ever Ancient Seawater Pockets Revealed: A Breakthrough in Understanding Earth's History      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our ow...

Space: The Solar System
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Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced - Much of Earth's Nitrogen Was Locally Sourced      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists show evidence that nitrogen acquired during Earth's formation came from both the inner an...

Geoscience: Earthquakes
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Updating our understanding of Earth's architecture - Updating Our Understanding of Earth's Architecture      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history...

Geoscience: Earthquakes
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Assessing the effect of hydraulic fracturing on microearthquakes - Assessing the Effect of Hydraulic Fracturing on Microearthquakes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new article assesses the impact of hydraulic fracturing on seismic hazards like micro-earthquakes,...

Geoscience: Earthquakes
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Violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously thought - Violent Supershear Earthquakes: More Common Than Previously Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

About 14% of magnitude 6.7 or greater strike-slip earthquakes since 2000 have been supershear. That'...

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...

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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The oxidation of volcanoes -- a magma opus - The Oxidation of Volcanoes: A Magma Opus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study unlocks the science behind a key ingredient -- namely oxygen -- in some of the world's m...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Physics of disaster: How mudslides move - Physics of Disaster: How Mudslides Move      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A devastating fire followed by an intense rainstorm triggered mudslides in Southern California in 20...

Space: The Solar System
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One more clue to the Moon's origin - One More Clue to the Moon's Origin      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers discover the first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases from...

Space: The Solar System
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Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes - Astronauts May One Day Drink Water from Ancient Moon Volcanoes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If any humans had been alive 2 to 4 billion years ago, they may have looked up and seen a sliver of...

Space: The Solar System
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'Slushy' magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust - Slushy Magma Ocean Led to Formation of the Moon's Crust      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a 'slushy' ocean of magma may be responsible for the compo...