The Secret Keepers of Earth’s History: Zircons Reveal Billion-Year Geological Mysteries
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1M ago
A new study leverages detrital zircons to unveil the ancient geological processes shaping Earth, from crust-to-mantle recycling to the formation of supercontinents. The research was ..read more
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Astronomers Uncover Surprising Activity on the Dwarf Planets Eris and Makemake
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2M ago
The Webb telescope has observed what appear to be young methane deposits on the surfaces of Eris and Makemake. A team co-led by Southwest Research ..read more
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“Things We’ve Never Seen Before” – New Findings Unveil True Nature of Wild 2 Comet
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3M ago
Eighteen years following the return of NASA’s Stardust mission to Earth, which brought back the first samples from a known comet, the true nature of ..read more
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Scientists Were Wrong – Tiny Crystals Reveal That the Moon Is Millions of Years Older Than Previously Thought
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4M ago
Scientists from Northwestern University contributed to the analysis of lunar samples that were collected by astronauts during the Apollo 17 mission. By analyzing tiny crystals ..read more
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Did Life Exist on Mars and Other Planets? We May Know Soon
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5M ago
“The Holy Grail of astrobiology” – New machine learning technique can determine whether a sample is of biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy. Scientists have ..read more
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The Search for Alien Life: Scientists Develop Method of Identifying Life on Other Worlds With 90% Accuracy
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5M ago
The system demonstrates 90% accuracy in distinguishing between biological and non-biological samples. Humankind is looking for life on other planets, but how will we recognize ..read more
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Lake Superior’s Enigmatic Sulfur Cycle: A Window Into Earth’s Past
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5M ago
The study highlights the significance of organic sulfur compounds in the biogeochemical cycle. Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is ..read more
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Unlocking Earth’s Ancient Secrets: New Study Rewrites Our Understanding of Earth’s Deep Carbon and Chlorine Cycles
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7M ago
A recent study led by Macquarie University earth scientist Dr. Chunfei Chen sheds new light on geological processes from up to three billion years ago ..read more
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The Great Oxidation Event: Decoding Earth’s Ancient Atmospheric Mysteries
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8M ago
Using synchrotron techniques, scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from old magmas with the ..read more
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An Unexpected Twist: What Really Makes “Golden” Fossils Shine?
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10M ago
All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. New research carried out by scientists at The University of ..read more
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