Giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves'
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
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Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
Radioisotope generators—inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
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What Toms River duo learned from launching weather balloon 21 miles into the stratosphere
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How Trump’s tariff chaos is already changing global trade
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Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...