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International team starts on drilling expedition
The Earth's Cenozoic Era began 66 million years ago with a bang—and with the last mass extinction event on Earth until now. The meteorite...
Scientists Find Iron ‘Snow’ in Earth’s Core
The Earth's inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect...
Plate Tectonics
Hidden past of Earth’s oldest continents unearthed
New international research led by the University of St Andrews presents a novel way to understand the structure and formation of our oldest continents.
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Lithospheric thickening beneath the Betics and Rif mountains pulls down the...
A new study made by researchers at the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera of the Spanish National Research Council (ICTJA-CSIC) has been able...
Volcanoes
Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption
Small earthquakes and a so-called "inflation" of the mountain, signalling a potential volcanic eruption, have been reported near Iceland's famous "Blue Lagoon," local authorities...
Earthquake
Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large...
In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, seismologists were stunned by the unprecedented...
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Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Research which suggests that structures previously...
Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth
Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods, according to an international...
Moon
Formation of the moon brought water to Earth
The Earth is unique in our solar system: It is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large...
Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have...
