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Enormous underwater mountains discovered off west coast of Americas
An ocean research vessel has just discovered four underwater mountains, the tallest almost 3 kilometres high, that might be hotspots of deep-sea life
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We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024
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China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil
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Space
The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity
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Humans
Stonehenge science: How archaeology reveals the stone circle’s secrets
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Bits of an ancient planet called Theia may be buried in Earth’s mantle
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Sun-blocking dust from asteroid impact drove the dinosaur extinction
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The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been blown into shape by the wind
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Ancient river valleys discovered beneath Antarctic ice sheet
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Earth’s core is oddly squishy and we may now know why
Earth’s iron-rich inner core may owe some of its surprising softness to the motion of atoms, suggest experiments with iron at high temperature and pressure coupled to AI simulations
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Huge earthquake shook Seattle 1100 years ago and it could happen again
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How geologic hydrogen went from fringe science to potential green fuel
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Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a supercontinent broke up
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Could pumping CO2 under Canada’s coast cause earthquakes?
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