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Archaeology: General
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Study unearths ancient reef structure high and dry on the Nullarbor Plain - Study Unearths Ancient Reef Structure High and Dry on the Nullarbor Plain      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers using advanced satellite imagery have discovered an ancient reef-like landform 'hidden'...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...

Space: The Solar System
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Sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu - Sand-sized Meteoroids are Peppering Asteroid Bennu      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the co...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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How quickly does the climate recover? - How Quickly Does the Climate Recover?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

It took the climate 20,000 to 50,000 years to stabilize after the rise in global temperatures of fiv...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Cherokee inscriptions in Alabama cave interpreted - Cherokee Inscriptions in Alabama Cave Interpreted      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time, a team of scholars and archaeologists has recorded and interpreted Cherokee insc...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Can machine learning reveal geology humans can't see? - Can Machine Learning Reveal Geology Humans Can't See?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Identifying geological features in a densely vegetated, steep, and rough terrain can be almost impos...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards - New Scottish Fossil Sheds Light on the Origins of Lizards      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, dur...

Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars - Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Ma...

Space: The Solar System
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Planet rings could be behind the formation of solar system satellites - Planet Rings: The Key to Understanding the Formation of Solar System Satellites      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Two researchers have recently proposed the first ever model explaining how the great majority of reg...

Space: The Solar System
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What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot - What Makes Saturn's Atmosphere So Hot?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft found that electric currents, triggered by inter...

Space: The Solar System
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Saturn's icy rings are as old as the solar system itself, study suggests - Saturn's Icy Rings: A Timeless Wonder of the Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

No one knows for certain when Saturn's iconic rings formed, but a new study suggests that they are m...

Space: The Solar System
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NASA's Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings - NASA's Cassini Reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings      (via sciencedaily.com) 

As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail o...

Space: The Solar System
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Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings - Saturn's Moon Mimas: A 'Snowplough' in the Planet's Rings      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have shown that Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, acted as a kind of remote snowplough, push...

Space: The Solar System
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Massive comet-like object pollutes atmosphere of a white dwarf - Massive Comet-Like Object Pollutes Atmosphere of a White Dwarf      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time, scientists have witnessed a massive object with the makeup of a comet being ripp...

Space: The Solar System
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Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice - Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The fifth dwarf planet of the solar system, Haumea, and at least one of its two satellites, are cove...

Space: The Solar System
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New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove...