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一只拥有着白色、黑色和红色羽毛的伶盗龙张开嘴正在奔跑。
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由火山冬天开启的侏罗纪恐龙的统治时期

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 October 20242 October 2024

中国西北部的沉积物显示,三叠纪晚期的严寒气候导致了许多生命形式的灭绝——但其中并不包括恐龙。

Las pirámides egipcias de Guiza colindan con la bulliciosa ciudad de El Cairo.
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Encuentran contaminación por cobre de 5,000 años de antigüedad cerca de las pirámides

by Evan Howell 30 September 20244 October 2024

Una nueva investigación geoarqueológica demuestra que la metalurgia en el antiguo Egipto provocó una importante contaminación en un puerto cercano.

在这张江错的照片中,多云的天空在背景中的低矮山丘上投下阴影。中景的湖水呈现灰蓝绿色的色调。前景中,湖岸上生长着一簇簇棕褐色的小草,红色沙地上点缀着棱角分明的深色鹅卵石。
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哺乳动物的粪便保存了青藏高原的人类和气候历史

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 27 September 202427 September 2024

沉积物中的地球化学标记,包括来自人类和动物粪便的有机分子,帮助科学家们追寻吐蕃帝国的兴衰。

Milford Sound in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Earth’s Eighth Continent

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 24 September 202424 September 2024

Our October issue digs deep into the rich Earth science in and around Aotearoa New Zealand.

A photo of a large orange buoy on a boat with several people gathered around it
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Scientists Are “Gobsmacked” by the Variability of Seafloor Currents

by Andrew Chapman 11 September 202411 September 2024

The speed and direction of deep currents off Mozambique’s coast are more subject to change than scientists expected.

Photo of the Himalayas.
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Sediment Dampens the Impact of Glaciation on Cenozoic Denudation

by Ann Rowan 9 September 20244 September 2024

Rates of continental-scale sediment flux and denudation are similar between glacial and interglacial periods when the aggradation of glacier-eroded sediment inhibits fluvial erosion downstream.

The Egyptian pyramids at Giza abut the bustling city of Cairo.
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5,000-Year-Old Copper Pollution Found near the Pyramids

by Evan Howell 23 August 202423 August 2024

New geoarchaeological research shows that metalworking in ancient Egypt led to significant contamination in a nearby port.

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南海微生物可能形成磁铁矿

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 23 August 202423 August 2024

研究人员对沉积物岩心进行了采样,发现磁铁矿丰富的地方也存在产甲烷细菌。

Aerial image of a small stingray in a wide area of open water
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Hungry Stingrays Shift Serious Amounts of Sediment

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 14 August 202414 August 2024

While digging for food on estuary bottoms, rays push around literally tons of sediment, changing their habitat in profound ways.

A river flowing through a forest.
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As the River Flows the Colors Sparkle

by Marguerite A. Xenopoulos 6 August 20245 August 2024

Diving into the science behind river color and its relationship with flow.

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