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A new theory on the formation of the oldest continentsBonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2012 The earth's structure can be compared to an orange: its crust is the peel supported by the earth's heavy mantle. That peel is made up of a continental crust 30 to 40 kilometers thick. It is much lighter than the thinner oceanic crust and protrudes from the earth's mantle because of its lower density, like an iceberg in the sea. "According to the current theory, the first continental crusts were formed when tectonic plates would collide, submerging oceanic crusts into the earth's mantle, where they ... read more |
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  The shape of things to come When oil started gushing into the Gulf of Mexico in late April 2010, friends asked George Haller whether he was tracking its movement. That's because the McGill engineering professor has been workin ... more | .. |
  Knowledge gap widens gulf between South Asian nations People in the South Asian region have little knowledge about each other that widens the gulf between them, experts at a regional conference said Saturday. The experts from the South Asian countries ... more | .. |
  Oceans Acidifying Faster today Than in Past 300 Million Years The oceans may be acidifying faster today than they did in the last 300 million years, according to scientists publishing a paper this week in the journal Science. "What we're doing today really sta ... more | .. |
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  Immortal worms defy ageing Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal. The discovery, published in the Proceedings o ... more | .. |
  Manganese concentrations higher in residential neighborhoods than industrial sites, varies by region In residential neighborhoods near manufacturing industries, a breath of air may be more hazardous than refreshing depending on the location, finds a recent study involving a Kansas State University ... more | .. |
 Crystal structure of archael chromatin clarified Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified for the first time how chromatin in archaea, one of the three evolutionary branches of organisms in nature, binds to DNA. The ... more | .. |
 Sawfishes sure can wield a saw Sawfishes wouldn't be sawfishes if they didn't come equipped with long toothy snouts-their saws. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have figured out what they u ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
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  NASA jet stream study will light up the night sky High in the sky, 60 to 65 miles above Earth's surface, winds rush through a little understood region of Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 200 to 300 miles per hour. Lower than a typical satellite's or ... more | .. |
  UGA study reveals basic molecular 'wiring' of stem cells Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem cells, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the fundamental question of whether a stem cell becomes a specifi ... more | .. |
  Greek volcanic island shows activity The Greek island of Santorini is showing increasing signs of volcanic activity, a U.S. researcher says. ... more | .. |
 Mauritius, Seychelles to jointly manage Indian Ocean shelf Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was described as a pathbreaking accord. ... more |
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 Tropical Storm Irina kills three in Mozambique:official Tropical Storm Irina killed three people when it lashed the Mozambique coast at the begin of the month, according to a final tally given by the government on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Gorbachev calls for global court for environmental crimes Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called on Tuesday for the creation of an international court to try environmental crimes, in an interview published in French daily Le Monde. ... more | .. |
 Small is good in quest to resolve water crisis Can Peepoo stop the flying toilet? ... more | .. |
 Israel says it backs Gaza Strip desalination plant Israel said Tuesday it backed Palestinian plans to build a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip and was willing if requested to provide its skills for the project. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
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  China to vote on controversial criminal law changes Chinese lawmakers are due to vote Wednesday on changes to the criminal law that would give police powers to detain some suspects for up to six months in unofficial locations known as "black jails". ... more | .. |
  Auchan supermarkets reports profit rise on action in China French supermarket giant Auchan said on Tuesday its net profit for 2011 rose by 14.9 percent to 810 million euros ($1.06 billion), largely owing to a restructuring of its business in China. ... more | .. |
 The disappearing ponds of Kashmir Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding it. All but one of these ponds have now disa ... more | .. |
 Japan experts to conduct study on Chilika lake dolphins A team of scientists from Japan Tuesday began studying the underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the world-famous Chilika lake, a senior state official said. "The two-mem ... more |
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 The white ghost of the Himalayas: A vision in the snow (Feature) Some days ago, on a wind-swept, desolate mountainside in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district, infra-red cameras captured a shape moving about in the cold winter night. To the naked, untrained eye, i ... more | .. |
  Security improves in Mekong river A four-nation joint patrol of the Mekong river has improved the security of the vessels following a deadly attack last year, reports Xinhua. Shipping on the river had been suspended after two ... more | .. |
  China to conduct Arctic expedition Chinese scientists will conduct an expedition to the Arctic region through the Northeast Passage that extends along the northern coast of Russia, an official said. There are two routes availab ... more | .. |
 Myanmar soldiers shot dead China farmer: Beijing China said Tuesday it had lodged an official complaint with Myanmar after two soldiers illegally crossed the border into southwest China and shot dead a local resident earlier this year. ... more |
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After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 S. Korean, Russian scientists bid to clone mammoth Russian and South Korean scientists signed a deal Tuesday on joint research intended to recreate a woolly mammoth, an animal which last walked the earth some 10,000 years ago. ... more | .. |
  Asia climate disasters displace 42 million: ADB Climate-related disasters have displaced more than 42 million people in Asia over the past two years, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday in a report calling for swift action to avert future crises. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: rights group A Tibetan teenager set himself on fire in southwest China and died on Saturday, the sensitive anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile in 1959, a rights group and US broadcaster said. ... more | .. |
 China starts to question strict schooling methods China has long been known for its highly disciplined approach to education, but parents and lawmakers alike are beginning to question the wisdom of putting so much pressure on young children. ... more |
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 Seychelles' idyllic habitat at risk from climate change Bursts of torrential rain lash the idyllic white beaches of the Seychelles, where conservationists fear that rare species such as the giant tortoise are at severe risk from climate change. ... more | .. |
  Mapping the Moho with GOCE The first global high-resolution map of the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle - the Moho - has been produced based on data from ESA's GOCE gravity satellite. Understanding the Moho will offe ... more | .. |
 BP oil spill hurt marshes, but recovery possible Crabs, insects and spiders living in coastal salt marshes affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were damaged by the massive oil spill but were able to recover within a year if their host p ... more | .. |
  Mid-Atlantic suburbs can expect an early spring thanks to the heat of the big city If you've been thinking our world is more green than frozen these days, you're right. A recent study has found that spring is indeed arriving earlier - and autumn later - in the suburbs of Baltimore ... more |
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