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Beyond the Roots: The Wild World of Tree Adaptations
“Trees” aren’t a scientific category; they’re plant shapes adapted to maximize sunlight, resulting in varied and unusual forms…
Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago
Limestone pinnacles of the Nambung National Park karst. Matej Lipar Almost one-sixth of Earth’s land surface is covered…
Bridgmanite Is Earth’s Most Common Mineral. Why Can’t I Find It?
Bridgmanite is the most common mineral on Earth, making up 38% of the planet’s volume. It exists in…
How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster
Piyaset/Shutterstock Christopher Blake, Monash University and Michael J. McDonald, Monash University Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas,…
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
Artist’s impression. Oliver Hull Andrew Tomkins, Monash University The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous…
Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth – and it could save us from catastrophe
Nasa/JPL-Caltech Daniel Brown, Nottingham Trent University On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, one metre in diameter,…
Small Asteroid to Orbit Earth for Two Months Before Returning to Space
At a Glance Researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid have discovered that a small asteroid will orbit the…
Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core
Rost9 / Shutterstock Hrvoje Tkalčić, Australian National University About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball…
We discovered a new way mountains are formed – from ‘mantle waves’ inside the Earth
The Drakensberg mountains form part of the Great Escarpment encircling southern Africa. Ondrej Bucek / Shutterstock Thomas Gernon,…
ETH Zurich Study Links Climate Change to Earth’s Rotational Shift
At a Glance Researchers at ETH Zurich have conducted groundbreaking research into the causes behind long-term changes in…