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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Day: June 16, 2014

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Scientists reveal why life got big in the Earth’s early oceans

Posted on June 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Why did life forms first begin to get larger and what advantage did this increase in size provide? UCLA biologists working with an…

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    3.5 billion-year-old microbial mats in sedimentary rock found in Australia

    Posted on June 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia Washington, D.C.— Reconstructing the rise of life during the…

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      Farside of the moon is like thick crust pizza with craters

      Posted on June 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved The Man in the Moon appeared when meteoroids struck the Earth-facing side of the moon…

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        New species of nocturnal primate has a toxic bite

        Posted on June 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        An international team of scientists studying the elusive nocturnal primate the slow loris in the jungles of Borneo have discovered an…

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