Brick dates to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 604 to 562 BCE) based on the interpretation of the inscription. This object was looted from its original context before being acquired by the Slemani Museum and stored in that museum with agreement from the central government. Image courtesy of the Slemani Museum

Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field

Black and white cross hatched patterns

Meteorite analysis shows Earth’s building blocks contained water

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Labradorite

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These sections through the seismic volume show the geological structures that record the history of the crater. Illustration: Karstens et al. 2023

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Venus Photo by NASA/JPL

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For the microscopic examination, a thin section of the whiteschist was glued to a glass slide (center of the picture). Photo: Sebastian Cionoiu, Heidelberg University

Alpine rock reveals dynamics of plate movements in Earth’s interior

Ca-silicate inclusion inside a diamond from Kankan, Guinea. Photo credit: Margo Regier.

Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth

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