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Scientists uncover the world’s oldest colours

Scientists have found the oldest colours within the geological file, 1.1-billion-year-old shiny pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Scientists uncover first tremendous salty subglacial lakes in Canadian Arctic

An evaluation of radar information led scientists to an sudden discovery of two lakes positioned beneath 550 to 750 meters of ice beneath the Devon Ice Cap, one of many largest ice caps within the Canadian Arctic. They’re considered the … Continue reading

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Amateur collectors in Japan discover country’s first and oldest fossil diving bird

Two brothers from a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, made the discovery of their lives — the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in their country. Identified as a new species, it has been named Chupkaornis keraorum. Paleontology News … Continue reading

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Amateur collectors in Japan discover country’s first and oldest fossil diving bird

Two brothers from a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, made the discovery of their lives — the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in their country. Identified as a new species, it has been named Chupkaornis keraorum. Strange & … Continue reading

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Researchers discover hottest lavas erupted in 2.5 billion years

X-ray chemical maps of olivines of the Tortugal Suite that record extremely hot crystallization temperatures. Image taken from research paper spearheaded by Esteban Gazel, an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences, and doctoral student Jarek Trela. Credit: Virginia Tech … Continue reading

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Scientists discover how world’s biggest volcanoes formed

Fire Fountain Eruption, Pu’u O’o, Hawaii. Courtesy of P. Mouginis-Mark, LPI Mystery of formation of world’s biggest volcanoes solved A study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has solved the 168-year-old mystery of how the world’s biggest and most … Continue reading

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Scientists Discover How Bacteria Changes Ions Into Gold

Special ‘nugget-producing’ bacteria may hold the key to more efficient processing of gold ore, mine tailings and recycled electronics, as well as aid in exploration for new deposits, University of Adelaide research has shown. For more than 10 years, University … Continue reading

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Scientists Discover Gold Literally Growing on Trees in the Outback

For the first time, scientists have discovered that gum leaves absorb gold buried beneath the ground. (Credit: Mel Lintern) Money might not grow on trees, but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants. Scientists … Continue reading

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Scientists uncover P-meter lengthy carnivorous WORM with snapping jaws

This is a photograph displaying the holotype of Websteroprion armstrongi. Gigantic Worm With Snapping Jaws Lived four hundred Million Years Ago A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a … Continue reading

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Zealandia: Geologists uncover hidden misplaced continent beneath New Zealand?

Zealandia is giant and separate sufficient to be thought-about an precise continent. Geologists have proposed that a area east of Australia is a continent. It can be the world’s youngest, thinnest, and most submerged continent Scientists uncover hidden misplaced continent … Continue reading

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