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North America Is Dripping from Below, Geoscientists Discover

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144 points jandrewrogers | 1 comments | 05 Apr 25 20:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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lunarcave ◴[05 Apr 25 22:39 UTC] No.43597398[source]▶
> Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock — and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in the Earth’s mantle may be the reason why.

Really appreciate the first sentence of the article having a pithy summary of what the whole thing is all about.

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1. mmooss ◴[06 Apr 25 02:43 UTC] No.43598540[source]▶
Yes, thesis statements are very useful, especially in the Internet age when we are overloaded with potentially interesting things to read. Unless I already believe you have something essential, I generally won't follow you on your mystery tour.

Maybe that reduces audience engagement time.