An artist’s impression of an active mantle plume – a large mass of hot, floating rock – rising from deep within Mars and pushing Elysium Planitia, a plain in the planet’s northern lowlands. The volcanism at Elysium Planitia originates from the Cerberus Fossae, highlighted in red, a collection of young fissures that stretch more than …
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Artist’s impression of a comet flying through space, dragged by twin streams of gas and dust. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in a new tab) A strange volcanic comet has violently erupted, spewing more than a million tons of gas, ice and the “potential building blocks of life” into the solar system. The volatile comet, known …
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A slice of the El Ali meteorite, now housed in the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection, contains two minerals never before seen on Earth. Credit: University of Alberta New minerals discovered in massive meteorite could reveal clues to asteroid formation. At least two new minerals never seen before on Earth have been discovered by a …
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The idea that correlation does not imply causation is a fundamental caveat in epidemiological research. A classic example involves a hypothetical link between ice cream sales and drownings. Instead of an increase in ice cream consumption causing more people to drown, it is plausible that a third variable (summer weather) increases the appetite for ice …
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