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Where did Earth’s water come from? Not melted meteorites, according to...

Model by Dr Tristan Salles, School of Geosciences.

Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years

Therizinosaurs claw hooking and pulling trees Credit: Shuyang Zhou for the 3D modelling and functional scenario restoration

Dinosaur claws used for digging and display

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Activity deep in Earth affects the global magnetic field

Microsphere from the meteorite: The iron oxide spherule found in the “Domaine du Météore” crater has a core composed of minerals typical for the crater environment and also contains a large number of microdiamonds. Photo: Frank Brenker, Goethe University Frankfurt

Meteorite crater discovered in French winery

Microscopic view of a carnivorous dinosaur's shin bone, showing growth rings that get more closely spaced towards the outside of the bone, indicating that this individual reached adulthood.

Evolution of dinosaur body size through different developmental mechanisms

Seismogram

Bouncing seismic waves reveal distinct layer in Earth’s inner core

Artist's impression of Ceratosuchops & orientation of skull endocast. Credit: Anthony Hutchings

Oldest spinosaur brains revealed

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Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth’s mantle

Image of fruit belonging to Palaeophytocrene chicoensis. The Sierra College Museum of Natural History is the permanent repository for this fossil. Credit: Brian Atkinson.

A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes...

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