It is difficult to imagine what the earth would have looked like in the years before life began. Geological investigators have now found more evidence that it was different than the planet we live on today. According to a new analysis of the features of the Earth’s crust over its …
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There are traces of ancient dust at the bottom of the South Pacific Ocean that has changed the Earth’s atmosphere, and new research suggests it came from beneath Argentina’s ice-age glaciers. Wrapped by heavy westerly winds about 20,000 years ago, these microscopic minerals would have circulated almost all over the …
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Getting minerals into space can be a little easier than we thought – with the help of some of the earth’s smallest inhabitants. International Space Station experiments show that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency by 400 percent, providing a much easier way to access materials we use widely in …
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This scrub patch in the remote wilderness of Western Australia has been added to the National Heritage List. Its meaning? Key points: Erawondoo Hill has been added to the Australian National Heritage List It is home to the world’s largest repository of zircon crystals dating back to 4.4 billion years …
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