Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There's some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
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New study shows that Antarctica is seismically active — we just haven’t listened close enough
If you want to understand something, you need to study it closely.
What is the Wilson Cycle, builder and slayer of supercontinents?
There're two ways you can find out how supercontinents form. This is the one where you don't have to wait ...
What is Gondwana: the supercontinent
This is the story of the last in a breed of geological titans, a supercontinent we named Gondwana.
Why some big earthquakes cause strange lights
Scientists have developed a new catalogue of earthquake lights, glows sometimes reported during the seismic shaking, and sometimes even before ...
Study puts growth of Hawaiian volcanoes in a different perspective
Even an area so studied as Hawaii sometimes yields surprises - a recent study conducted by researchers at the University ...
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Scientists warn healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 pandemic
A new report from the Lancet finds a decrease in rates of death in COVID-19 cases but warns that even...
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