ELGIN, S.C. — A lot of attention has been generated in the South Carolina town of Elgin following the earthquakes there in recent months. But Elgin is also making headlines for a stunning discovery ...
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New clues show ancient airbursts scorched Earth without craters
For most of human history, the story of cosmic catastrophe has been told in craters: scars like Chicxulub that mark where ...
Some cosmic impacts are loud, fiery, and leave unmistakable craters. Others are quieter in geological terms, yet no less destructive. These “touchdown airbursts” occur when a comet or asteroid ...
Interview with Dr. Christopher R. Moore, University of South Carolina, U.S. Author of PLOS One paper: Moore CR, Tselmovich VA, LeCompte MA, West A, Culver SJ, Mallinson DJ, et al. (2025) A 12,800-year ...
Examples of Fe-rich and silica-rich impact microspherules (a and b) and metallic dust particles (MDPs; c and d) interpreted as cometary dust from Baffin Bay cores. Yellow arrows show particles of FeSi ...
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Shocking Evidence of ‘Doomsday Comet’ That Destroyed Ancient US Civilization Found at Key Archaeological Sites
The end of thePleistocene, marked by the Younger Dryas (YD) onset around 12.8 thousand years ago, witnessed the sudden extinction of many North American megafauna and the collapse of the Clovis ...
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