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Tectonic plates under the Indian Ocean are broken in two
India - Australia - Capricorn tectonic plates are splitting at a rate of about 1.7 mm a year.
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The reason the Incas built Machu Picchu on two fault lines
The rupture of the Earth's crust provided a suitable source of granite to help the Incas save the energy to build Machu Pichu.
Environment
California earthquake signs San Andreas seismic once every 150 years?
For many years, US geologists have warned of the possibility of a huge earthquake along the San Andreas fault that cuts through California (USA) because its 150-year cyc…
Space science
Scientists discovered: The Moon is shrinking
The moon is shrinking, creating surface folds and earthquakes - that is the conclusion published by the scientific community in the journal Nature Geoscience on May 13.
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Scientific explanation of the phenomenon of stone overlap mysteriously
The giant stones lay overlap in a way
Archeology
Human bones are lighter with time
The lack of osteoporosis makes human bones lighter, increasing the risk of fractures and osteoporosis.
Space science
Traces of the vast ocean on Pluto's moon
On Charon - the largest satellite (or moon) of Pluto - there may have been an ocean that covered the surface before it froze and expanded, causing the planet's crust to…
Space science
The moon appears a fracture due to Earth attraction
A new study, published in the journal Geology, shows that the surface of the Moon has many convex cracks due to the force of attraction from the Earth.
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The moon is shrinking
NASA scientists say the Moon is moving away from Earth and shrinking but still under the influence of Earth's gravity.
Space science
The moon is getting smaller
The global process is compressed into the Earth's natural satellite, which has just been published in the Science journal Science.
Space science
The moon is small!
It is the latest study by US scientists, published in the journal Science on August 20, based on new fractures in the Moon's crust.
Space science
Is there life on Jupiter's moon Europa?
With a negative average temperature of 260 degrees Fahrenheit, the atmosphere is almost non-existent, with a complex network of cracks in the ice that completely covers…
Biology
Creating multicellular life in vitro
For a long time, biologists have been trying to understand the origin of complex life forms from single-celled microorganisms that evolved into reproductive forms of mul…
Biology
How can the DNA recovery system replicate chromosomes?
Researchers have recently discovered that chromosomal fractures can bind together to alter chromosomes while simultaneously generating new species.
Animal world
Surprisingly, the deer has a zigzag neck
The giraffe still lives healthy for 5 years despite its neck fracture and spinal deformity.