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5 animals that behave differently under the moonlight
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Once every spring, a few days after a full moon, Great Barrier Reef corals simultaneously release eggs and sperm. This phenomenon is so spectacular that it can be seen from space. Not only does the moon’s gravitational pull interact with the sun to cause tidal ebbs and flows (ebbs and flows), but the moon’s orbit around…
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Easter Island’s volcanic history suggests that Earth’s mantle behaves very differently than previously assumed
The structure of the mantle plume beneath Easter Island. Credit: Douwe van Hinsbergen Geography textbooks describe the Earth’s mantle, which lies beneath the plates, as a well-mixed, viscous rock that moves with the plates like a conveyor belt. But this idea was first broached about 100 years ago, and it’s surprisingly difficult to prove. A mysterious discovery on Easter Island,…
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