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Glaciers Worldwide are Melting Faster Causing Sea Levels to Rise MoreGlaciers Worldwide are Melting Faster Causing Sea Levels to Rise More

Glaciers Worldwide are Melting Faster Causing Sea Levels to Rise More

Anthropogenic climate change is creating a vicious circle where rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt at an increasing rate.…

4 days ago
New Study Proposes that Cosmic Radiation Altered Virus Evolution in AfricaNew Study Proposes that Cosmic Radiation Altered Virus Evolution in Africa

New Study Proposes that Cosmic Radiation Altered Virus Evolution in Africa

Astronomers have known for some time that nearby supernovae have had a profound effect on Earth's evolution. For starters, Earth's…

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Water Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth's FormationWater Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth's Formation

Water Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth's Formation

Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational…

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The Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu SamplesThe Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu Samples

The Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu Samples

The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine…

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It's Time for Sustainable Development Goal for SpaceIt's Time for Sustainable Development Goal for Space

It's Time for Sustainable Development Goal for Space

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a universal call to action…

2 months ago
Planets Without Plate Tectonics Could Still Be HabitablePlanets Without Plate Tectonics Could Still Be Habitable

Planets Without Plate Tectonics Could Still Be Habitable

It has been thought that the existence of plate tectonics has been a significant factor in the shaping of our…

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A New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion FuelA New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion Fuel

A New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion Fuel

When it comes to our modern society and the many crises we face, there is little doubt that fusion power…

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The Early Earth Wasn’t Completely TerribleThe Early Earth Wasn’t Completely Terrible

The Early Earth Wasn’t Completely Terrible

Earth formed 4.54 billion years ago. The first period of the history of the Earth was known as the Hadean…

3 months ago
Scientists Reveal a New Way to Study Near-Earth AsteroidsScientists Reveal a New Way to Study Near-Earth Asteroids

Scientists Reveal a New Way to Study Near-Earth Asteroids

On November 18th, 2022, shortly before midnight, the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona and other observatories worldwide detected a…

3 months ago
New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”

New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”

One of the most challenging aspects of astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is anticipating what life and…

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