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Blood-sucking Flies Have Been Spreading Malaria for 100 Million Years

Blood-sucking Flies Have Been Spreading Malaria for 100 Million Years Pictured is a black fly preserved in amber. Credit:…

Huge Quake Edges New Zealand Islands Closer Together

Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the Pacific–Indo-Australian plate …

Scientists Discover Giant Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice

Map of the bedrock topography beneath the ice sheet and the ice-free land surrounding the Hiawatha impact crater. Credit:…

Chlorastrolite: Michigan's State Gemstone

Chlorastrolite is a gemstone variety of the mineral pumpellyite, known for its unique, radiating star-like patterns. It'…

Discovery of High Geothermal Heat at South Pole

Graphic shows how the Twin Otter aircraft uses aerial radar to map the ice sheet and bed. Credit: Tom Jordan Scientis…

Scientists to Track the Reaction of Crystals to the Electric Field

The international scientific team developed a new method for measuring the response of crystals on the electric field. Cr…

Dinosaur Eggs Came in Many Colors—just Like Birds’

A neosauropod egg, Western Argentina. Photo: Lucas Fiorelli A new study says the colors found in modern birds' eg…

Geoscientists Discover an Overlooked Source for Earth's Water

This view of Earth's horizon was taken by an Expedition 7 crew member onboard the International Space Station, using …