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Evidence for carbon-rich surface on Ceres Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:58 AM PST Astronomers have concluded that the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is rich in organic matter. Data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft indicate that Ceres's surface may contain several times the concentration of carbon than is present in the most carbon-rich, primitive meteorites found on Earth. |
Scientists brew lava and blow it up to better understand volcanoes Posted: 10 Dec 2018 07:54 AM PST What happens when lava and water meet? Explosive experiments with humanmade lava are helping to answer this important question. This long-term, ongoing study aims to shed light on the basic physics of lava-water interactions, which are common in nature but poorly understood. |
Scientists discover how birds and dinosaurs evolved to dazzle with colourful displays Posted: 10 Dec 2018 07:19 AM PST Iridescence is responsible for some of the most striking visual displays in the animal kingdom. Now, thanks to a new study of feathers from almost 100 modern bird species, scientists have gained new insights into how this color diversity evolved. |
Life in Deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon -- hundreds of times more than humans Posted: 10 Dec 2018 07:19 AM PST Barely living 'zombie' bacteria and other forms of life constitute an immense amount of carbon deep within Earth's subsurface -- 245 to 385 times greater than the carbon mass of all humans on the surface, according to Deep Carbon Observatory scientists nearing the end of a 10-year international collaboration to reveal Earth's innermost secrets. |
Tiny Australian wallaby the last living link to extinct giant kangaroos Posted: 10 Dec 2018 06:28 AM PST Scientists reveal that Australia's pint-sized banded hare-wallaby is the closest living relative of the giant short-faced kangaroos which roamed the continent for millions of years, but died out about 40,000 years ago. |
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