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She pointed to a recent study from Norway that observed comparable signals near an unstable rock slope and "suggested that their signals may be linked to freeze-thaw processes acting on cracks within the bedrock."
From Science Daily
On the occasion that we’re let out of our house, our screens come with us, acting as an extra limb or a tool to curb solitude.
From Salon
These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals when the eggs were buried.
From Science Daily
"I loved working at SNL, and most of all I loved the people," wrote Yang, who started in 2018 as a writer for the NBC programme before joining the acting cast.
From BBC
The elder Cannon covered Reagan’s two-term presidency in the 1980s, but his relationship with the enigmatic Republican leader went back to the 1960s, when Reagan moved from acting to politics.
From Los Angeles Times
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