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High-res seismic imaging provides detailed internal view of Campi Flegrei caldera

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A small international team of volcanologists has built a more detailed picture of the Campi Flegrei caldera's internal structure using high-resolution seismic imaging and results from rock physics experiments conducted on core samples…

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Breaking monogamy: Mate-switching found to have no effect on chick success in Seychelles warblers

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A study of Seychelles warblers led by Macquarie University in Australia, with collaborators in the UK and Netherlands, finds no measurable connection between how long bird parents stayed together and the physical condition or reproductive…

Your ketchup will see you now: Solid-phase properties reveal when yield stress fluids start to flow

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Pounding on the bottom of a glass bottle of ketchup is one of life's small annoyances. Getting that sweet, red concoction from its solid phase to a liquid takes too long when you're hungry and could even require messy strategies with a…

Cave records show that US's deepest river gorge Hells Canyon is only 2.1 million years old

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North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new addition to the Earth's ancient landscape. A recent study suggests that a monumental shift in Snake river drainage…

Asteroseismology study uncovers new pulsation modes in ultra-massive white dwarf

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Based on time-series photometry from three different telescopes, an international team of astronomers has performed a detailed asteroseismology study of WD J0049−2525—the most massive pulsating white dwarf. The study, published May 22 on…

Shelved Europa Lander mission concept could be used to explore Enceladus instead

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A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was originally known as the Europa Lander prototype—a partially autonomous robot designed to find out if Jupiter's moon…

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