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Category: Geology

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Tonga super eruption reached unexpected heights

Posted on December 12, 2022February 6, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle 1k views

On January 15th, 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai violently erupted, spewing an immense plume of ash and gas into…

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    Could we find evidence for life in fool’s gold?

    Posted on November 21, 2022January 12, 2023 by Garrett Campion 422 views

    Scientists looked for biosignatures in fool's gold from a Mars-like environment . They found small filaments within the rock that may once…

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      Microbes entombed in ancient salts could help search for life on Mars

      Posted on August 8, 2022October 24, 2022 by Aubrey Zerkle 569 views

      Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.

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        Why did a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth billions of years ago?

        Posted on July 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Aubrey Zerkle 903 views

        The first cells of life on Earth had a lot to contend with. Conditions were harsh and unpredictable. The air was thick with volcanic gases.…

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          A crater lake on Mars was racked by ancient flash floods

          Posted on March 28, 2022October 24, 2022 by Genesis Berlanga 539 views

          One picture from the surface of Mars can tell us an entire story about the history and formation of that place. Often, the similarities and…

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            Microbes that eat iron are a cause of bedrock erosion

            Posted on January 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 561 views

            Are microscopic mineral-eating microbes breaking down our mountains? They may be behind bedrock erosion.

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              The shape of the continents is not a coincidence

              Posted on September 13, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 2k views

              Biological processes might have led to greater continental crust coverage than would be expected on a planet without life.

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                Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?

                Posted on September 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 491 views

                How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…

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                  Early Martian life may have used sulfur as an energy source

                  Posted on September 7, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 517 views

                  Using an environment on Earth that simulates early Mars conditions, researchers found an abundance of bacteria that get their energy from…

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                    Scientists discover cockroach fossils from the dinosaur age

                    Posted on June 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

                    Two new species of cave dwelling cockroaches have been discovered from a cave in Myanmar. They have been dated to be 99 million years old…

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