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How did supercontinents form and disintegrate?
Heat from radiation processes taking place inside the Earth causes the tectonic plates above to move, gather or separate from each other.
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The 'world's largest aerial laboratory' flies for the last time
The DC-8 aircraft equipped with an advanced sensor system is the world's largest airborne science laboratory converted into a ground training tool after 37 years in the…
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Theories about the origin of life on Earth
Life on Earth is believed to have originated about 4 billion years ago, but until now scientists still do not have accurate evidence of the origin that promoted life.
1001 mystery
Top 10 mysterious things discovered by Google Earth: Image number 1 once caused heated debate!
Thanks to Google Earth, we can find countless strange things on Earth that no one thought existed for a long time.
Oceanography
Japan begins the second largest whale hunt on Earth
Japan added fin whales, a once endangered marine mammal, to its commercial fishing list, causing concern among conservationists.
Archeology
How amber creates exquisite fossils that preserve Earth's history
Warm-colored amber samples act as a 3-dimensional window to help scientists recreate ancient ecosystems through the countless animal and plant entities they contain.
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What would happen to humans if an asteroid 1,000 meters in diameter and weighing 100,000 tons collided with Earth?
An asteroid with a diameter of 1,000 meters and weighing 100,000 tons colliding with Earth will lead to catastrophic consequences on a global scale.
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The Milky Way has swallowed 'the child of the Big Bang'
A series of objects 12-13 billion years old have just been found in the halo of the Milky Way, the galaxy containing the Earth.
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The danger behind the aurora beauty of solar storms
Last weekend, many people in many parts of the world just needed to look up at the sky to see colorful aurora displays.
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'Space warehouse' can be delivered anywhere on Earth
The spacecraft of American startup Inversion Space will act as a warehouse, transporting goods anywhere in just one hour.
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Blue Origin carried 6 passengers to the edge of space after two years
Blue Origin's rocket carried passengers to the edge of space for the first time after nearly two years of suspension due to a failed unmanned test flight.
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The blue fireball made the Spanish sky as bright as day
The fireball from the comet debris traveling at 160,934 km/h emitted blinding white, green and blue light near midnight.
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A death hole appeared in the middle of the galaxy's 'heart' containing Earth
Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals Sagittarius A* -
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Dead Sea replica appears on '9th planet'
Signs of an alien sea 8% more salty than Earth's sea have just been identified by American scientists.
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Hell on Venus is a valuable lesson for people on Earth
Do you really understand the future of Earth? Our planetary neighbor gives us a glimpse of what could happen to Earth if climate change goes unchecked.