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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica's ice sheet has collapsed ...

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A new analysis of stress, tides and interior forces suggests Jupiter’s icy moon Europa lacks the active seafloor faulting needed for robust hydrothermal circulation — with implications for chemical ...

Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica's ice sheet has collapsed and regrown several times over millions of years — triggering earthquakes, volcanic eruptions ...