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Category: Geology

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A trilobite’s last supper

Posted on February 12, 2024June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

Paleontologists described a trilobite fossil preserved in 3D with its gut contents intact.

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    How do mountains affect Earth’s climate?

    Posted on December 11, 2023December 1, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…

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      Did lightning provide food for life’s beginning?

      Posted on April 10, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

      Lightning bolts can be deadly or destructive, but some researchers propose they might also have supplied essential elements for the first…

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        Tonga super eruption reached unexpected heights

        Posted on December 12, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

        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, 2022March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

          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, 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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