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Colorado River disappeared record for 5M years: now we know where it was
- wglb 6mo agoPaper in Science: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-colorado-river-geological-million-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#:~:text=paper%20published%20in-,Science,-shows%20that%20the https://phys.org/news/2026-04-colorado-river-geological-mill...
- Jtsummers 6mo agoThe original title (which makes a lot more sense than the abbreviated one used for the submission): > The Colorado River disappeared from the geological record for 5 million years: Scientists now know where it went
- bdcravens 6mo agoRemoving the word "record" actually make the HN-submitted title make more sense. Wrapping "disappeared" in quotes actually conveys more or less the same intent.
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- xingped 6mo agoThe HN title limit and automatic title editing is really the stupidest thing I've ever seen, especially for a site that claims to not want editorialized titles. Really ensures the exact opposite happens instead all the time.
- wglb 6mo agoI submitted and had to edit the title for length—no other changes.
- xingped 6mo agoI'm not saying it's your fault, I'm blaming the site. Even the automatic title changer very frequently removes words from titles that completely change the meaning of the title. It's really frustrating.
- wglb 6mo agoInteresting. I don't recall any of my submissions had an auto title change.
- davidw 6mo agoWas it buried under popup advertisements?
- conception 6mo agoMy brother in Christ, do you not use an ad blocker in the year of our Lord 2026?
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- righthand 6mo agoLet me guess…almond farmers?
- kulahan 6mo agoAn upstream river, followed by flowing into the Grand Canyon, thus becoming a continental river. Saved you a click. It’s still a cool read though.