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Category: Geology

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

Posted on August 8, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

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, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

    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, 2022June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

      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 cause bedrock erosion

        Posted on January 6, 2022March 5, 2024 by Sciworthy

        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, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

          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

            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

              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

                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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                  A new way to look for signs of ancient life on Earth and Mars

                  Posted on June 5, 2020October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

                  The Mars 2020 mission involves sending a rover, named Perseverance, to Mars to look for evidence of past life on that planet. Perseverance…

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                    How storms may contribute to groundwater contamination in karst systems

                    Posted on May 27, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers found that minerals from rocks deposited in karst aquifers during storms comes in two waves.

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