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Scientists challenge a basic fact we were all taught about Earth: It’s really shaking up geology
A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.
Cambrian explosion may have occurred 15 million years earlier than previously thought
The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...
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Cambrian explosion: Fossils push back the rise of complex life
A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.
Deep sea fossils, vibrant wildflowers on display along Cave Creek Trail in the Pecos Wilderness
CaveCreek4.jpg Penelope Donahue points out fossils in the limestone of the opening of Cave Creek Cave while on a June 8 hike in Santa Fe National Forest. The limestone, which is around 300 million ...
Wisconsin's oldest state park has plenty to offer and helped set the stage for others
It's been 125 years since Interstate State Park opened, followed by 49 others that have helped preserve views and provide ...
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literary notes; Altaf Husain Hali’s Arabic poetry and prose
IT is an oft-repeated lament that the glory days of the Persian language in the Indo-Pak subcontinent were over ...
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Cambrian Explosion May Have Preceded Beliefs
The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...
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School’s out: Introducing new interns at HVO
As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth ...
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Woo! Science: The Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's distant past
Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.