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Destruction of the North China Craton

However, the North China Craton (NCC), an old continental geological structure dating back 4.0 Ga, is underlain by a thin lithosphere (This concept has now…

Magnesium oxide: From Earth to super-Earth

Due to its simplicity, the mineral magnesium oxide is a good model for studying the nature of planetary interiors. New work from a team led by Carnegie's…

Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry

In 2009 Norwegian fish farms produced over a million tonnes of salmon and salmon trout; nearly 1.2 million tonnes of high-quality feed went into this…

Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice

Each winter, wide swaths of the Arctic Ocean freeze to form sheets of sea ice that spread over millions of square miles. This ice acts as a massive sun visor…

Warming to shift heavy rainfall patterns in the UK

A group of researchers from Germany has taken to investigating the potential changes in extreme rainfall patterns across the UK as a result of future global…

Global Temperature Report: October 2012

October temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.33 C (about 0.59 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for October.Northern Hemisphere: +0.30…

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