geology
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Signs of an Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars
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NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to search for signs that Mars’ Gale Crater conditions could support microbial life. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Manganese-rich sandstones discovered ...
Ancient Star Dune Discovery Unravels 13,000-Year-Old Mystery
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Lala Lallia Star Dune in Erg Chebbi, Morocco. Credit: Prof C. Bristow Breakthrough study reveals the age and rapid formation of star ...
The Atlantic Ocean looks set to form its own Ring of Fire
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The Ring of Fire is one of the most iconic geological features in the world. Stretching some 40,000 km along the Pacific ...
Accidental Deep Ocean Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Earth
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New research has identified oceanic transform faults as significant, previously underestimated sinks for CO2, challenging existing notions about the Earth’s geological carbon ...
“A Total Surprise” – Geologists Uncover New Origin Story for Deadly Seattle Fault
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The Seattle fault zone, a network of shallow faults threatening the Puget Sound region, has a new origin story based on a ...
Scientists Unravel 700-Million-Year-Old Climate Puzzle
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Australian geologists have identified low volcanic CO2 emissions and rock weathering in Canada as key factors behind an extreme ice age 700 ...
Zealandia is the first continent on Earth to be completely mapped
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You might think you know all the continents, but what about Zealandia? In 2017, a previously unknown contingent of the shores of ...
Major explosion causes ‘fountains of diamonds’ to erupt from Earth’s crust
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The natural world is constantly surprising us, and now new research has suggested that ’fountains of diamonds’ could be sent shooting up ...
Scientists Have Determined the Cause of Lethal Climate Change That Occurred Millions of Years Ago
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Scientists have linked mass extinctions and climate change over the past 260 million years to massive volcanic eruptions and Earth’s astronomical cycles. ...
A chunk of the Earth’s crust is missing and scientists have discovered where it is
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A large chunk of the Earth’s crust is missing but scientists have now discovered where it is located. The world is constantly ...