Research delves into noise pollution caused by spectator boats at sailing events such as the America’s Cup.
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A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring
An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created a temporary debris ring around Earth.
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Many of the World’s Cities Have Gotten Wetter
Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than surrounding rural areas.
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Here’s Why Resolution Copper Wants to Mine Oak Flat
Southeastern Arizona’s “Copper Triangle” is a hot spot for high-grade deposits, thanks to ancient magmatic activity.
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Microbe Preferences Drive Ocean Carbon Pump
New research offers insight into how certain bacteria degrade organic matter in Earth’s oceans.
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Clipper Sets Sail for an Ocean Millions of Miles Away
Europa Clipper will assess whether Jupiter’s moon has the right ingredients to host life, and could illuminate the mysteries of icy worlds throughout the solar system.
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Mega El Niño May Have Led to Major Mass Extinction 252 Million Years Ago
The extreme climate conditions wrought by a decades-long ENSO pattern could be the culprit in the Great Dying, which wiped out nearly 90% of life on Earth.
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ALMA Watches the Surface of a Star “Boil”
Observations of R Doradus, a nearby red giant, provide the first timescale for convection on the surface of any star other than the Sun.
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Finding the Frequency of a Fjord
A massive tsunami churned up a mysterious 9-day noise in East Greenland. As the climate warms, more fjords may start singing.
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Underwater Bridge Suggests a Surprising Date for First Migration to Mallorca
A controversial study suggests that humans settled on the Spanish island 1,000 years earlier than archaeologists believe.