The famous Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona is a world-renowned tourist destination and one of the iconic…
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Nature & Travel
Geologists have detected a pulse beneath Africa: the Earth’s crust is tearing apart.
Researchers from Swansea University and the University of Southampton (UK) have reported that beneath Ethiopia, at the Afar Triple Junction where three tectonic plates converge, molten magma is pushing up…
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New research from planetary scientists at the Open University in the UK, led by Adam Loskutov, reveals that Mars was a much wetter and rainier place than previously thought. His…
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Interesting
The Secrets of the Giant: Scientists Have Explored the Rare Winston Red Diamond for the First Time
This exquisite gemstone, weighing 2.33 carats and measuring about 8 mm in diameter, is one of the rarest and largest Fancy Red diamonds in existence. This classification means it is…
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There was a time when prospectors searched for hidden minerals in the ground armed only with a slingshot carved from a hazelnut bush and treated with a secret technique. Holding…
