Researchers in Antarctica have stumbled upon traces of jarosite, a mineral commonly found on Mars, which might confirm theories suggesting there is water on the red planet.
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Superheated underground rocks reveal earthquake clues
Fluidlike rocks that reach temperatures above 160 degrees Celsius have been identified to cause tremors along part of California’s San Andreas Fault.
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‘Boomerang’ earthquake phenomenon confirmed by scientists
Researchers from Nature Geoscience have proven that boomerang earthquakes exist after recording one of the quakes under the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mars lava speculation stuck in the mud
A team of European researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests supposed lava flows on the planet Mars were possibly once flows of muddy water.
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Geologists call for global archive of rock samples
Geologists around the world are pushing for a standardised approach towards sample archiving to improve knowledge about our planet’s ancient past.
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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 dust in its atmosphere than currently simulated by climate models.
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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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Melting rock models predict mechanical origins of earthquakes
Engineering academics have devised a model that can predict the early mechanical behaviours and origins of earthquakes in multiple types of rock.
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