New research on a rock collected by the Apollo 17 astronauts has revealed evidence for a mineral phase that can only form above 2300 °C. Such temperatures are uniquely achieved …read more Source:: Science
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Ancient teeth from Peru hint now-extinct monkeys crossed Atlantic from Africa
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•Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient primates journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa. The teeth …read more Source:: Science
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals?
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•Based on research at White Pond near Elgin, South Carolina, archaeologists present new evidence of a controversial theory that suggests an extraterrestrial body crashing to Earth almost 13,000 years ago …read more Source:: Science
Ancient stars shed light on Earth’s similarities to other planets
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•Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new study implies. The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new evidence that the Earth is not unique. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed
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•Scientists have unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years …read more Source:: Science
Giant impact caused difference between Moon’s hemispheres
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•The stark difference between the Moon’s heavily-cratered farside and the lower-lying open basins of the Earth-facing nearside has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, new evidence about the Moon’s crust suggests …read more Source:: Science
Quarrying of Stonehenge ‘bluestones’ dated to 3000 BC
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•Excavations at two quarries in Wales, known to be the source of the Stonehenge ‘bluestones’, provide new evidence of megalith quarrying 5,000 years ago. …read more Source:: Science
NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
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•NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere …read more Source:: Science