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Secret 1.2 billion years under the Grand Canyon
The mystery lies beneath the wonders of America's Grand Canyon, which has been a subject of interest in geology for several centuries.
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The cause of the earthquake left 247 people dead in Italy
The intense earthquake that just happened in Italy killed 247 people as a result of dragging slowly on geology, causing pressure to accumulate on the Earth's crust.
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Things you do not know about rare earth
Probably a lot of you have heard about rare earth, metal
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Large continuous earthquake, Japan in a dangerous period?
Seismologists warned on May 31 that another strong earthquake could strike Japan after the country suffered two earthquakes of 7.8 on the Richter scale and 6.4 on the Ri…
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Discover the largest reservoir on Earth
This is considered to be the largest lake of the Earth when the amount of water contained in it can be equal to the amount of water that the continents on Earth combine.
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Earth's crust is unstable over time
'Our research results have challenged the notion that the movement speed of tectonic plates is stable over time', according to Phys.Org quoted Kent Condie, a professor a…
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Advocate to stop 'Los Angeles day of death'
Over the past few weeks, a fault discovered in the 1990s has strained residents in southern California, where millions of people live on precarious surfaces.
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Warning will have large earthquakes
Analyzing the data of seismic stations, scientists warn there will be huge earthquakes in the near future.
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The amount of CO2 on Jurassic Earth is 5 times higher than the current
According to a recent study, the Earth during the period of dinosaurs 250 million years ago had levels of CO2 5 times higher than the present.
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Earthquakes weaken the earth's crust
A series of earthquakes rocked New Zealand in 2010, 2011 that could weaken the earth's crust.
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Japan studied the origin of earthquakes
A scientific team of top Japanese seismologists has set sail on the Chikyu drill ship with the task of drilling deep into the seabed to study the origin of the earthquak…
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Super volcanoes capable of causing apocalypse are forming
American geologists found a super volcano is forming near New Zealand and it is capable of causing extensive extinction if erupted.
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Russian territory moved 4cm because of the Japanese earthquake
Scientists have concluded that a devastating earthquake in Japan in March 2011 (accompanied by intense tsunamis and a nuclear disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plant)…