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Where is the earth’s heat coming from?

A study on the Earth’s radioactivity has found that uranium, thorium and potassium produce almost half of the Earth’s heat.

The team of physicists used the KamLAND neutrino detector in Japan to gather the measurements.

“These results helps geologists understand a model for the earth’s interior,” the researchers said.

Read more at Kansas State University

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