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Rare-earth elements discovered in Georgia kaolin mines, study finds
The high-density minerals in the Georgia kaolin mines are potential sources of rare-earth elements, including the heavy rare-earth elements that are in high demand...
Surviving one of Earth’s most extreme environments
Even in Earth's most inhospitable environments, life has taken hold.
Extremophiles are the organisms most well-known for withstanding extreme temperatures, pHs, salinity, and even nutrient-starvation....
Plate Tectonics
Climate, life and the movement of continents: New connections
A new study by The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated a possible link between life on Earth and the movement of continents....
Enhanced views of Earth tectonics
Scientists from Germany's Kiel University and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have used data from the European Space Agency (ESA), Gravity field and steady-state Ocean...
Volcanoes
How to predict when a volcano will erupt
The eruption of a volcano can have devastating consequences – killing people and destroying livelihoods, as well as releasing vast amounts of ash into...
Earthquake
Waiting for the complete rupture
In April 2015, Nepal -- and especially the region around the capital city, Kathmandu -- was struck by a powerful tremor. An earthquake with...
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Naturally occurring ‘batteries’ fueled organic carbon synthesis on Mars
Mars' organic carbon may have originated from a series of electrochemical reactions between briny liquids and volcanic minerals, according to new analyses of three...
Mars valleys traced back to precipitation
The surface of Mars bears imprints of structures that resemble fluvial steam networks on Earth. Scientists therefore assume that there must have been once...
Moon
Thank the moon for Earth’s lengthening day
For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on Earth are getting longer.
A...
Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon’s early magnetic field
Around four billion years ago, the Moon had a magnetic field that was about as strong as Earth's magnetic field is today. How the...
