Scientists Solve Mystery of Earth’s Continents
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🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use the code SABINE at checkout. Download the Saily app or go to: https://saily.com/sabine ⛵ How special is Earth? It's one of those questions that runs through all of science, and here's a version of it most people have never thought about: why does our planet even have continents? A group of geologists now says the answer lies somewhere unexpected, in the shape of the Milky Way itself. Let's take a look. #science #physics #sciencenews #astronomy #milkyway #earth Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120201 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 📩 Free weekly science newsletter ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ 👂 Audio only podcast ➜ https://open.spotify.com/sho
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