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3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Contra Costa County
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (93+ words) A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Blackhawk on early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. 3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Contra Costa County The quake hit at 12:25 a.m. and was centered 6.9 miles east-northeast of Blackhawk. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Contra…...
Lakes buried carbon steadily for 11,000 years, but then something changed
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (1015+ words) Lakes across northern North America buried carbon at a steady rate for thousands of years, but that changed dramatically after 1850. Leaves, pollen and washed-in soil sink to the bottom of a lake and settle into mud, and the carbon in…...
Lewotolo Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) as of Sep 12, 17:50 UTC
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Santiaguito Volcanic Ash Advisory: ash plume to 14,000 ft (4,300 m) as of Sep 12, 17:40 UTC
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Small magnitude 2.7 earthquake 21 km southwest of Argostoli, Greece
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Argostoli, Kefallonia, Ionian Islands, Greece
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T-rex footprints found in North Dakota
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (36+ words) Scientists in North Dakota made a huge discovery after finding the first set of adult Tyrannosaurus rex footprints. Scientists in North Dakota made a huge discovery after finding the first set of adult Tyrannosaurus rex footprints....
Giant Mastodon Tooth Unearthed Near San Francisco
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (266+ words) Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught... Giant Mastodon Tooth Unearthed Near San Francisco Brigid Lynch was…...
Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
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Why is this 560-million-year-old fossil so rare?
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (648+ words) One of the oldest known 3D animal fossils dating back 560 million years has been found in a sheep field. The astonishing discovery of the creature that looked like a "goo-filled bag" when it was alive was made in northern Norway. Scientists…...