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Finding Explanation for Milky Way’s Warp
The Milky Way is often depicted as a flat, spinning disk of dust, gas, and stars.
Researchers Identify Largest Ever Solar Storm in Tree Rings
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps.
Climate-Driven Extreme Heat May Make Parts of Earth too Hot for Humans
If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will be exposed to heat and humidity so extreme they will be unable to naturally cool themselves, according to interdisciplinary research from the Penn State College of Health and Human Development, Purdue University College of Sciences and Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future.
Plate Tectonic Surprise: Utrecht Geologist Unexpectedly Finds Remnants of a Lost Mega-Plate
Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean.
New Study Finds That the Gulf Stream is Warming and Shifting Closer to Shore
The Gulf Stream is intrinsic to the global climate system, bringing warm waters from the Caribbean up the East Coast of the United States.