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Core samples confirm Murray River was once a giant lake
Three researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Newcastle have concluded Australia’s Murray-Darling river was a lake more than 5000 years ago.
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World first geologic map of the moon released
The United States Geology Survey has provided a comprehensive and uniformly classified geologic map of the lunar surface for the first time.
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World four times dustier than previously thought
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered the Earth has four times as much coarse …
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Research suggests Earth’s core may be leaking iron
Iron isotopes from the Earth’s core may be leaking into the Earth’s mantle — changing the way we understand our planet.
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Seismologists discover Earth vibrates less as more people stay at home
The sounds of countless cars, trucks, aeroplanes and heavy machinery that make vibrations through the Earth’s crust have diminished as more people are forced to stay inside during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Prehistoric continent found under Canadian island during diamond exploration
Remnants of an ancient continent that stretched across Europe and broke apart 150 million years ago have been unearthed under Canada’s Baffin Island.
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Tours conducted of Federal Parliament’s oldest ‘member’
Rather than living under one, the national parliament has been living on top of a 430 million-year-old rock for decades.
Geology Talk
Made to order screens
Locker Group’s extensive range of screen media, which is renowned for its efficiency and extended wear life, can now be customised to quarrying producers’ expectations.
Geology Talk
Hey! Have you got rocks in your head?
Continuing his exploration of the periodic table, <strong>Bill Langer</strong> this month examines the mineral elements on which the brain relies for sustenance and growth …
Editor's Desk
Taking on Tier 4 engines
Tier 4 Final engines are not compulsory in Australia but, thanks to the innovations of OEMs, the nation is inexorably following the global transition in engine evolution. For operations feeling the ‘pressure’ to switch, how they approach the change could be vital to implementing fuel savings.
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