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A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1058+ words) Computer models are helping scientists explain a puzzling pattern of deformation beneath the East African Rift System. The results point to the African Superplume, a vast upwelling of hot mantle material deep inside Earth, as the source of unusual motion…...
The next Cascadia megaquake could hit Oregon harder than expected
2+ week, 1+ day ago (599+ words) A new seismic analysis of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate beneath northern Oregon suggests the subducting slab lies closer to the surface than scientists previously believed. The finding could affect estimates of how strongly the region might shake during…...
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear
2+ week, 3+ day ago (390+ words) More than 1,000 volunteers buried cotton underwear across Switzerland to help scientists measure how active different soils are. The faster the fabric disappeared, the more biological activity was taking place underground. Gardens showed the fastest decomposition, while lawns had the least,…...
The “Asian water tower” is losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater every year
3+ week, 4+ day ago (542+ words) The research was led by Prof. Shudong Wang of the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS). The team sought to overcome two major obstacles to understanding groundwater in the region: limited on-the-ground data and the…...
A black hole shredded a “super sun” — but something strange may have survived
4+ week, 1+ day ago (674+ words) A massive star has been torn apart and gradually consumed by a black hole in a spectacular event that scientists compared to "preparing a snack for lunch." Astronomers around the world observed the extreme encounter, and the event was presented…...