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Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...
2-Minute Video Shows 1.8 Billion Years Of Earth’s Shifting Continents
In one of the most complete models ever put together, a new study has condensed 1.8 billion years of plate tectonics into a 2-minute video clip.
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Searching for Earth’s Oldest Rocks: Follow a Smithsonian Expedition to the Remote Northwest Territories
High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the ...
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Wind and Rain Helped Earth's Continents Endure Billions
As continental landmasses rose above sea level to meet wind and rain effects around 3 billion years ago, they underwent a ...
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Watch 1.8 Billion Years Of Earth's Moving Tectonic Plates In Just 1 Minute
Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...
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Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn
A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate ...
Quick facts for students: Here’s what you didn’t know about the world’s major oceans and continents
For students diving into the realms of geography, understanding the world's major oceans and continents is essential. These ...
Mind-bending video of Earth shows how countries moved over 1.8 billion years – spot your hometown when US touched Africa
A GROUNDBREAKING new model shows how present-day countries formed as land rearranged itself nearly 2 billion years ago. The scientific theory of plate tectonics strives to explain how mountains, ...