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Enough talk about "historic sea levels" or "climate projections," today we're flooding the Earth with unrealistic amounts of water to see what we can new insights we can gain about our planet.

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It was first discovered by Ngāti Apa, a Māori iwi, or tribe, who named it Rotomairewhenua, meaning “the lake of peaceful ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

While congress talks about "Red, White and Blueland," Florida researchers view Greenland as a rich source of scientific clues ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

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At such speeds, spacecraft could reach Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to Earth besides the Sun, in just a couple decades. Accordingly, the advent of lightsail-propelled spacecraft could make ...