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EXCLUSIVE: Apple is expected to announce a $500 million commitment to MP Materials — the only rare earth mine currently operating in the United States, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos taps one of his former executives as the new president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund.
The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago
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When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon called true polar wander
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Space on MSNThe largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)This Mars rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper East Side. As of now, it's expected to sell for between $2 million and $4 million, but it could very well sell for far more.
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Space.com on MSNDid you feel it? Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are comingAs Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at the South Pole. In fact, the Antarctic is the only place on Earth where this bird lives.
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Space on MSNAstronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star systemThe newfound exoplanet, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 times the mass of Earth, and it takes 355 days to orbit its star, astronomers reported in a study published May 2 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Despite its giant size, Kepler-139f had evaded detection.