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Argyle mine: Earth’s treasure trove of pink diamonds born during a supercontinent’s break up
QUICK FACTS Name: Argyle diamond mine Location: East Kimberley, Western Australia Coordinates: -16.719356354801818, 128.38492713535314 Why it’s incredible: The now-closed mine…
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Earth’s inner core ‘unambiguously’ slowing down, could change day’s length, study finds
NEW DELHI: A new study has provided “unambiguous evidence” that the Earth’s inner core began to slow down its rotation…
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NASA’s PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth’s poles
NASA is preparing to launch its latest climate science mission, the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), which…
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Using deep learning to image the Earth’s planetary boundary layer | MIT News
Although the troposphere is often thought of as the closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface, the planetary…
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ISS astronauts watch Russian cargo ship burn up in Earth’s atmosphere (photos)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a front-row seat to some rare atmospheric “fireworks.” On Wednesday (Nov. 29), the…
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NASA’s SWOT satellite maps nearly of all Earth’s water (video)
NASA shared striking views of nearly all of Earth’s water in new maps of the planet’s global sea levels. Data…
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Rock: Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth’s deep interior
WASHINGTON: Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth’s mantle,…
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Water may be forming on the moon thanks to Earth’s magnetic field
As the moon orbits Earth, it can pass through the long tail of Earth’s magnetic field, which seems to create…
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How a Microbial Evolutionary Accident Changed Earth’s Atmosphere
A dense rainforest or other verdant terrestrial vegetation may be what first comes to mind at the mention of photosynthesis.…
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Mining crystals locked in the deep-sea could help fight climate change. It may also destroy Earth’s last untouched ecosystem.
To prevent a climate catastrophe, the world must dramatically slash its carbon emissions. But creating enough batteries to power the…
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