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Microplastics: Follow These Tips To Minimise Exposure
In this article, we share tips to minimise exposure to microplastics.
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What Exactly Are Microplastics & Can They Actually Be Bad For Us?
Microplastics Human Effects: Research indicates that microplastics can penetrate cells and induce oxidative stress. Below we list the many harmful effects of microplastics on our bodies.
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"Major Mystery": Scientists Discover "Sunken Worlds" Under Pacific Ocean
Scientists have discovered potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called the "sunken worlds", deep within the mantle, all thanks to a new way of mapping the interior of our planet.
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140 Trillion Oceans Of Water Found In Space Around 12 Billion Light-Years Away
This vast reservoir resides near a supermassive black hole, approximately 20 billion times more massive than our sun.
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Chang'e-6 Mission Reveals Significant Reinforcement of Lunar Dynamo
The Chang'e-6 mission has provided crucial insights into the lunar dynamo’s evolution, revealing a surprising magnetic field strength of 5 to 21 microteslas (µT) around 2.8 billion years ago. This challenges previous assumptions that the lunar dynamo weakened after 3 billion years ago. The findings suggest that mechanisms such as a basal magma o...
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Here's How Microplastics Affect Your Health Overtime
In this article, we discuss how microplastics can affect your health over time.
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Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? Scientists Have An Answer
Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition.
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Watch: How Barack Obama Narrated New Netflix Docuseries 'Our Oceans'
Netflix's new nature documentary series "Our Oceans" is dedicated to the world's five oceans.
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Ocean Plankton Survived Ice Age But May Not Cope With Climate Change Now
In our new research, published today in Nature, we explored the ability of tiny marine organisms called plankton to adapt to global warming.
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Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence Of 3.42 Billion Years Old Ocean On Mars
Like Earth and our solar system's other planets, Mars formed about 4.5 billion years ago. At the time the ocean apparently existed, it might already have begun its transition away from being a hospitable planet.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA's Europa Clipper Launches to Explore Life Possibilities on Icy Moon Europa
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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NASA Shares Image Of Earth's Terminator: Here's What Causes This Phenomenon
The picture, taken from the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting 267 miles above the Pacific Ocean, shows the breathtaking moment when a new day dawns on our planet.
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Exoplanet Near Earth May Be First Known Ocean World, Finds NASA's Webb Telescope
A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space telescope.
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Microplastics: Follow These Tips To Minimise Exposure
In this article, we share tips to minimise exposure to microplastics.
-
What Exactly Are Microplastics & Can They Actually Be Bad For Us?
Microplastics Human Effects: Research indicates that microplastics can penetrate cells and induce oxidative stress. Below we list the many harmful effects of microplastics on our bodies.
-
"Major Mystery": Scientists Discover "Sunken Worlds" Under Pacific Ocean
Scientists have discovered potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called the "sunken worlds", deep within the mantle, all thanks to a new way of mapping the interior of our planet.
-
140 Trillion Oceans Of Water Found In Space Around 12 Billion Light-Years Away
This vast reservoir resides near a supermassive black hole, approximately 20 billion times more massive than our sun.
-
Chang'e-6 Mission Reveals Significant Reinforcement of Lunar Dynamo
The Chang'e-6 mission has provided crucial insights into the lunar dynamo’s evolution, revealing a surprising magnetic field strength of 5 to 21 microteslas (µT) around 2.8 billion years ago. This challenges previous assumptions that the lunar dynamo weakened after 3 billion years ago. The findings suggest that mechanisms such as a basal magma o...
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Here's How Microplastics Affect Your Health Overtime
In this article, we discuss how microplastics can affect your health over time.
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Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? Scientists Have An Answer
Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition.
-
Watch: How Barack Obama Narrated New Netflix Docuseries 'Our Oceans'
Netflix's new nature documentary series "Our Oceans" is dedicated to the world's five oceans.
-
Ocean Plankton Survived Ice Age But May Not Cope With Climate Change Now
In our new research, published today in Nature, we explored the ability of tiny marine organisms called plankton to adapt to global warming.
-
Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence Of 3.42 Billion Years Old Ocean On Mars
Like Earth and our solar system's other planets, Mars formed about 4.5 billion years ago. At the time the ocean apparently existed, it might already have begun its transition away from being a hospitable planet.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA's Europa Clipper Launches to Explore Life Possibilities on Icy Moon Europa
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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NASA Shares Image Of Earth's Terminator: Here's What Causes This Phenomenon
The picture, taken from the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting 267 miles above the Pacific Ocean, shows the breathtaking moment when a new day dawns on our planet.
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Exoplanet Near Earth May Be First Known Ocean World, Finds NASA's Webb Telescope
A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space telescope.
