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Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.
The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry spells and wet weather all leave ...
Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems ...
New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...
Isotope teeth analysis from donkey skeletons at Gath shows valuable female asses were imported for ritual burial under homes, ...
Artificial lakes, like reservoirs, face the biggest risks. They are often shallow and lack strong groundwater connections.
Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
Teeth can tell a life’s story, even when they’re 150 million years old. One of the new frontiers in paleontological research ...
In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.
Ancient limestones reveal how volcanic carbon once suffocated the oceans - offering a stark warning as modern oxygen levels ...