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These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust
Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...
These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...
Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth
Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, ...
Webb Telescope Finds Its First Planet, Boosting Search For Earth 2.0
For the first time since its launch on Christmas Day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new exoplanet, TWA ...
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Earth is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than we thought
Our climate seems to be more sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions than some researchers had hoped, meaning the world will ...
The blood-curdling Permian monsters that ruled the Earth before dinosaurs
Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...
Google rolls out Street View time travel to celebrate 20 years of Google Earth
For the service's 20th anniversary, Google was inspired by a social media trend from last year in which people shared ...
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How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future
Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...
Google Earth adds old Street View captures to rewind time from the street level
Google Earth will now let you look at historical imagery from Street View. The update, which comes as part of the tool’s 20th ...
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Scientists find new way of spotting invisible 'plasma bubbles' lurking in Earth's upper atmosphere
Researchers in China have developed a way of locating giant "equatorial plasma bubbles" in the ionosphere by analyzing the ...