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Pacific plate's rotation gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift

New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7 million years ago. The researchers conclude that the uplift—a ri

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NASA's PACE mission studies smoke and fires

With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite's three instruments are observing vegetation precursors to fires, along with plumes of smoke and their movem

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Europe heatwave live: drought fears in Italy, records broken in Slovakia and Denmark, majo

Forecasters say hottest conditions spreading into central and eastern EuropeAfter decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Seawater is seeping into Italy’s longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland

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Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe

Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as weather system spreads eastwardEurope heatwave – latest updatesGermany ⁠and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread eastwards, after temperat

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Newly identified fossil sheds light on evolutionary history of saber-toothed cats

Fossils tucked away in a museum drawer and identified merely as "feline" are actually from a very ancient and enigmatic saber-toothed cat that inhabited North America more than 5 million years ago. Newly identified by a UC Berkeley paleontologist, the nearly complete skull helps

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Is the Northern Territory a ‘mini Trump-style government’?

The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable out of the conversationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory is out of sight – and often out of mind – for many

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The sun's outbursts may briefly weaken rain and snow events across North America

For decades, scientists have searched for a clear link between the sun's explosive storms and the weather that occurs on Earth. A breakthrough study from the University of New Hampshire reveals that in the hours and days following a solar storm, parts of North America can see sha

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Tiny DNA 'hitchhikers' may be reshaping life in thawing Arctic soils

Amid the peatlands of northern Sweden, billions of microbes are quietly rewriting their genetic playbooks—and doing so far more often than scientists realized.

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Deadly Venezuela earthquakes raise concern in tremor-prone California

In the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes in northern Venezuela, which by Friday had killed more than 500 people and left thousands injured, experts in resilience planning have emphasized the increasing importance of disaster preparedness in earthquake-prone California.

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Decline in plankton across Northeast Atlantic sends stark warning for ocean health

Microscopic plankton are among the most important organisms on Earth. Phytoplankton produce around half of the oxygen we breathe, while plankton as a whole underpin marine food webs, support fisheries, help regulate carbon and sustain life across the ocean.

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For hiring, remote work means more expertise, research finds

Remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic may have relaxed company expectations concerning employees' business attire. But it raised expectations for employees' qualifications, work experience, skills and educational credentials when hiring, according to new research from Northeas

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The blueprint to reducing Lismore floods by up to 2 meters

CSIRO hydrologist Dr. Jai Vaze has lost count of how many times over the past four years he has been asked if he can flood-proof the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

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