Geology
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1.8KNew insight into Earth’s crust, mantle and outer core interactions
A new study by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Universities of Lancaster and Oslo, sheds light on a longstanding...
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3.2KIn ancient rocks, scientists see a climate cycle working across deep time
Scientists drilling deep into ancient rocks in the Arizona desert say they have documented a gradual shift in Earth's orbit that repeats...
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2.5KNew research suggests that dawn of plate tectonics could have turned Earth into snowball
A research duo from The University of Texas at Austin and UT Dallas have put forward a hypothesis that links the dawn...
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3.7KCracking Open the Formation of Fossil Concretions
Researchers at Nagoya University resolve the formation mechanism of “spherical carbonate concretions” and find they form much more rapidly than previously recognized
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1.5KMicrobes living in a toxic volcanic lake could hold clues to life on Mars
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake that may rank as one of...
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4.1KPink rocks from Russia expose one of the greatest events in the history of Earth
The Great Oxidation Event is one of the major scientific mysteries. Oxygen appeared on the planet for the first time over 2,3...
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3.7KResearch suggests water appeared while Earth was still growing
Up until about ten years ago, scientists thought they had a pretty good picture of how the moon and Earth came to...
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3.4KTwo-billion-year-old salt rock reveals rise of oxygen in ancient atmosphere
A 2-billion-year-old chunk of sea salt provides new evidence for the transformation of Earth's atmosphere into an oxygenated environment capable of supporting...
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2.8KMass extinction with prior warning
Mass extinctions throughout the history of the Earth have been well documented. Scientists believe that they occurred during a short period of...
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5.1KGermany was covered by glaciers 450,000 years ago
The timing of the Middle Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycles and the feedback mechanisms between climatic shifts and earth-surface processes are still poorly understood.
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6.7KVolcanic eruption influenced Iceland’s conversion to Christianity
Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem, were used to drive the...
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11.8KWorkers discover ancient coastline in West London
Engineers working on Britain’s new high speed railway have discovered an ancient, sub-tropical coastline dating back 56 million years.
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4.5KAsh from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas
Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs' reign kicked off a chain of events...
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4.1KNew study reveals the secret of magmas that produce global treasures
South Africa's history and economy has been built on its rich natural treasures of a number of precious metals, stones and minerals.
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20.1KA mineral blueprint for finding Burgess Shale-type fossils
Scientists have identified a mineral signature for sites that are more likely to contain rare fossils that preserve evidence of soft tissue...
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3.6KMeteorite analysis shows reduced salt is key in Earth’s new recipe
Scientists have found the halogen levels in the meteorites that formed the Earth billions of years ago are much lower than previously...
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3.1KGeophysicists uncover new evidence for an alternative style of plate tectonics
When renowned University of Toronto (U of T) geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson cemented concepts in the emerging field of plate tectonics in...
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7.0KAn international group of scientists reveals the mystery about the origin of gold
An international group of scientists, with the participation of the University of Granada (UGR), has shed new light on the origin of...
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