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A popular tool to trace Earth’s oxygen history can give false positives

If someone cries ‘Eureka!’ because it looks like oxygen appeared in Earth’s ancient atmosphere long before the body of evidence indicated, be careful. If it was a chromium isotope system reading that caused the enthusiasm, it might need to be … Continue reading

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‘False’ biosignatures may complicate search for ancient life on Earth, other planets

Self-assembling carbon microstructures could provide new clues — and new cautions — in efforts to identify microbial life preserved in the fossil record, both on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system, report scientists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Human traffickers stopped with 15 migrants in false bottom

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-20135ae3b0a89ae0c107a5d4e5d42f5a.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Human traffickers stopped with 15 migrants in false bottom” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-20135ae3b0a89ae0c107a5d4e5d42f5a.jpg” (ANSA) – Brindisi, March 11 – Police arrested two men charged with human trafficking in the southern Italian port city of Brindisi Tuesday for … Continue reading

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