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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Geology

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Why is Earth’s crust layered?

Posted on September 3, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers found that the enrichment of radiogenic elements in the upper continental crust requires high-temperature metamorphism to melt…

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    Is modern farming sustainable?

    Posted on August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 by Sciworthy

    Scientists studied sediments from the Mississippi River catchment to determine whether modern agriculture caused more landscape erosion than…

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      Arctic Grayling
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      Thawing permafrost is affecting fish health

      Posted on August 19, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

      Researchers showed that thawing permafrost reduces the quantity and quality of fish species in Arctic streams by raising water temperatures…

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        Wildfires and forest harvesting worsen severe weather impacts

        Posted on August 17, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

        Scientists found that forest harvesting and wildfires in British Columbia are causing severe weather events to create more geohazards, like…

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          Are horseshoe crabs truly “living fossils”?

          Posted on August 13, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

          Scientists discovered a 445-million-year-old horseshoe crab fossil showing that these animals have maintained the same reproductive system…

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            The Great Himalayas
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            Can melting ice increase glacial hazards?

            Posted on August 6, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

            Scientists determined the driving forces behind catastrophic events linked to glaciers in the Eastern Himalayas.

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              What colors were prehistoric mammals?

              Posted on July 30, 2026July 6, 2026 by Sciworthy

              Paleontologists used fossilized pigment cells to reconstruct the fur colors of Mesozoic mammals, shedding light on their nocturnal…

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                Using seaweed to harvest valuable metals

                Posted on July 20, 2026July 9, 2026 by Sciworthy

                Researchers demonstrated that blooms of the free-floating seaweed Sargassum can sustainably extract rare earth elements from water.

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                  Industrial waste solidified a UK beach in just 35 years

                  Posted on July 16, 2026July 14, 2026 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists analyzed the composition of mineral cements on a beach in Derwent Howe and found that furnace waste had rapidly solidified the…

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                    Greenland’s ice flow into the Arctic Ocean
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                    How do ice sheets melt?

                    Posted on June 29, 2026May 28, 2026 by Sciworthy

                    Scientists observed a glacier collapse in Greenland and proposed a new model of how ice sheets melt. Their model describes water as both…

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