Scientists find evidence for an ancient supercontinent that covered 80 percent of Earth's surface
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"Scientists find evidence for an ancient supercontinent that covered 80 percent of Earth's surface" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include 404 Media and South China Morning Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Ancient Gondwana supercontinent was much larger than thought The New Indian Express · 5d ago
- ‘Supermountains’ Buried Under Antarctica Fueled Explosion of Life, Scientists Discover 404 Media · 5d ago
- China-led team discovers fragments of lost continent Gondwana South China Morning Post · 5d ago
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