Missing geomagnetic reversals: Earth's past may be incomplete

Several studies have predicted that not all geomagnetic reversals have been discovered, but it was unknown in which periods they might be hidden. Researchers led by the National Institute of Polar ...
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Advancing Earth System Models through Wood Density Research

What can tree wood density teach us about changes in the environment? This is what a recent study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences hopes to address as a team of researchers from the ...
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Record-Breaking Super-Earth Has The Density of Lead, Scientists Say

Astronomers have discovered a hefty new Super-Earth that's as dense as lead. This rocky world might just be the leftover core of a gas giant that flew too close to its sun. Meet K2-360 b, an exoplanet ...
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Earth’s core may hold 45 oceans worth of hydrogen, study finds

A new scientific revelation reveals that deep in the Earth’s core lies a good amount of hydrogen as well as a large amount of iron. While the iron in the core has always been recognized as dominant, ...
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On Improving Density Functional Theory Predictions for Rare-Earth Materials

INTRODUCTION: Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used method for calculating the electronic properties of materials. The method is based on the idea of approximating the many-electron wave ...