Earth’s First Crust Was Continental – Long Before Plate Tectonics Began
New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we associate with modern continents. This means the telltale fingerprints of ...
Should AG Wilson have awarded $75M in legal fees to private firms? Supreme Court to decide
The legal conundrum of whether Attorney General Alan Wilson should have awarded a contract that resulted in a legal fee of ...
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Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline
Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Rock Identification’
Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink ...
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This strange rock on Mars is forcing us to rethink the Red Planet’s history
A strange rock covered in tiny spheres may hold secrets to Mars’ watery — or fiery — past.
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Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Classroom
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived in military education, and resistance is futile. AI now stands poised to ...
‘Start to heal’: Remains of man lost in Helene found, bringing relief to family
Local property owners were working with heavy equipment to remove piles of debris left by the flooding when they found the remains.
Earth’s Lost Timeline: Rusty Rocks Reveal Billion-Year-Old Secrets
In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Archaeologists have thought that ancient people in East Asia completely skipped the Middle Paleolithic. Our discovery challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa ...