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Scientists discover window back in time to life on Earth 3.5 billion years ago
A team of scientists discovered an untouched region on Earth that could provide them with a window to life on the planet 3.5 billion years ago.
Extremely rare event: woman gets hit in the rib cage with meteorite during coffee date
A woman that claimed she was hit in the chest with a meteoroid during a coffee date has taken that 'space rock' to geologists for examination.
Earth's mysterious iron ball at its center may have just stopped and flipped
One of the biggest mysteries of Earth is deep beneath its surface, and a new study says that it just stopped spinning and has flipped.
The most detailed map of the Moon ever created is now available
Chinese researchers have created the most detailed geologic map of the entire lunar surface yet, achieving a 1 to 2,500,000 scale.
An ancient 'primordial' substance is 'leaking' out of the Earth's core
Scientists have detected rare primordial gases left over from the Big Bang escaping the Earth's core, namely the helium-3 isotope.
Lost range of 'supermountains' discovered, the size is hard to imagine
Researchers have discovered a lost 'supermountain' range that influenced some of the biggest events to happen on ancient Earth.
How this volcano eruption led to several hours of lightning
A new study of the eruption dynamics of the Taal Volcano in the Philippines shows how it led to prolonged lightning activity.
Scientists say Earth's core may be cooling faster than they thought
A team of scientists has stated that Earth's core may be cooling at a much faster rate than what was previously anticipated.
Volcanic layers beneath the moon's surface revealed in radar data
Newly processed radar data from the moon's surface and revealed more details about the volcanic layers beneath it and their age.
Remanent magnetism may be to the key to finding hidden meteorite sites
Meteorite impact sites can erode over time, but analysing the magnetic field of the area has revealed a new means to find them.
Diamond from deep within Earth found, holds unprecedented mineral
Analysis of a diamond that formed 410 miles deep within Earth's crust has revealed a never-before-seen mineral trapped inside.
A 'one in a million' brain from 310 million years ago was just found
A new study published in the journal Geology has detailed the discovery of a brain that dates back around 310 million years.
Oldest piece of Earth ever has been found, 4.375 billion years old
New Zircon fragment could be as old as 4.375 billion years, said to be oldest piece of Earth ever discovered.