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Scientists reveal earliest evidence for shifting of Earth's crust
2+ week, 5+ day ago (616+ words) (CNN) " The puzzle pieces of Earth's rocky crust are slowly and steadily moving " a process known as plate tectonics. These dynamic movements helped to create the habitats and climate that fostered the emergence of life on our planet, but exactly…...
Jurassic toe: Idaho State paleontologists investigate possible new dinosaur
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) Local News 8...
There's a hot rock blob under New Hampshire. It could be why the Appalachian Mountains are standing tall
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1222+ words) (CNN) " There's a giant blob of incredibly hot rock beneath New Hampshire " and it may be part of the reason the Appalachian Mountains are still standing tall, according to new research. It has, however, been slowly moving and is on…...
Mystery foot fossil belonged to a little-known species that lived alongside Lucy
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (999+ words) (CNN) " Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3. 4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been linked to a little-known species that was a…...
Minor earthquake rattles Southeast Idaho overnight
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (182+ words) A small earthquake was reported early Wednesday morning, while residents of southeast Idaho slept. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake registered a magnitude of 2. 9 and struck at 2: 44 AM on November 12. The epicenter was located around 15 miles west-southwest…...
Fall Fossil Fest set to begin at Idaho Museum of Natural History
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (123+ words) POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) -The Idaho Museum of Natural History is bringing people back in time for a chance to check out some fossils. The museum is holding its5th annual Fall Fossil Fest. They are spotlighting the world premiere of a massive…...
Dinosaur eggs from China found to be around 86 million years old, according to "atomic clock" dating
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (427+ words) (CNN) " A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an "atomic clock" method to date the samples. Researchers said they now hope the eggs,…...
Bumps on ancient, armored fish may have given rise to teeth in animals, study finds
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1056+ words) (CNN) " The sensitive interior of human teeth might have originated from a seemingly unlikely place: sensory tissue in fish that were swimming in Earth's oceans 465 million years ago. While our teeth are covered in hard enamel, it's dentine " the tooth's…...
Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (346+ words) By Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Rachel Wilson, Annette Choi, Byron Manley, Yukari Schrickel, CNN (CNN) " An 8. 8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific that hit…...
More earthquakes being reported in Kansas
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) By KAKE News Staff "SALINE COUNTY, Kansas (KAKE) " For the fifth time in four days, an earthquake has been reported in Saline County. The U. S. Geological Survey says a 3. 3 magnitude earthquake centered around 3. 1 miles (5 kilometers) east of Assaria was reported around…...