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Oldest Signs Of Life On Earth May Be In 3.95 Billion-Year-Old Rocks
Traces of graphite in ancient Canadian rocks were produced by microorganisms 3.95 billion years ago, according to new research. (Image: Tsuyoshi Komiya, The University of Tokyo) Researchers working at a sedimentary rock formation in northern Labrador, Canada, say they have … Continue reading
Falkland Islands basin shows signs of being among world’s largest craters
A basin in the Falkland Islands exhibits traits of a large impact crater, according to a new analysis by a team of scientists. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Pavlof Volcano alert level increased amid signs of possible eruption
In this photo provided by the Alaskan Volcano Observatory, the Pavlof volcano erupts Thursday, May 16, 2013, as seen from the air from the southwest in Cold Bay, Alaska. The Alaska Peninsula’s Pavlof Volcano is once again drawing concern from … Continue reading
First signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer
A simulation of the Antarctic ozone hole, made from data taken on October 22, 2015. Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer, published today in the journal Science. The team … Continue reading
Mars Curiosity Rover Found Signs of ‘Explosive’ Volcanoes on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled this hole to collect sample materialfrom the rock on Mars on July 30, 2015. The diameter is slightly smaller than a dime. A large team of researchers from across the U.S. studying data sent back from … Continue reading
Signs of life uncovered inside meteorite found in western Turkey
A part of the meteorite on display at Istanbul University’s Geology Museum. (AA Photo) A research team from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Istanbul University detected amino acids ? important organic compounds that form the human body ? … Continue reading
4.1-billion-year-old crystal may hold earliest signs of life
Zircon crystals, composed of silicon, oxygen and zirconium, are some of the oldest artefacts available ? predating even the most ancient of rocks that formed 4 billion years ago ? to researchers studying the early Earth conditions. Image credit: Parent … Continue reading
Unprecedented: Expedition recovers mantle rocks with signs of life
Lherzolite mantle xenolith (greenish) in vesicular basanite (gray) (7.5 cm across) from the Peridot Mesa Flow (Middle Pleistocene, 580 k.y.) a 47-day research expedition to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean — have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples … Continue reading
Napolitano signs tax-cut decree
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 24 – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday signed the government’s decree bringing in 10 billion euros of tax cuts for low earners, ANSA sources said. Napolitano met Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan earlier on Thursday … Continue reading
Napolitano signs tax-cut decree
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 24 – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday signed the government’s decree bringing in 10 billion euros of tax cuts for low earners, ANSA sources said. Napolitano met Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan earlier on Thursday … Continue reading