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“A Total Surprise” – Geologists Uncover New Origin Story for Deadly Seattle Fault
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
The Seattle fault zone, a network of shallow faults threatening the Puget Sound region, has a new origin story based on a ...
Titan’s Mysterious “Magic Islands” – Honeycombed Hydrocarbon Icebergs on Saturn’s Largest Moon
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
An artist’s rendition of Titan’s landscape features a hazy atmosphere, dark dunes, and mirror-smooth lakes and seas that resemble Earth’s. On these ...
Tracing North America’s First Migrants via the Sea Ice Highway
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
New findings suggest early humans arrived in North America earlier than 13,000 years ago, possibly using a “sea ice highway” along the ...
Some of Today’s Earthquakes May Be Aftershocks From the 1800s
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
Recent research indicates that parts of the central and eastern United States may still be experiencing aftershocks from significant 19th-century earthquakes. The ...
