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Diamonds may be ‘forever’ but some may have formed more recently than geologists thought. A study of 26 diamonds, formed under extreme melting conditions in the Earth’s mantle, found two populations, one of which has geologically ‘young’ ages. The results … Continue reading
View of the A68 iceberg from a European Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite image acquired on July 30, 2017. Giant Cracks Are Still Spreading in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Where a Trillion Ton Iceberg Broke Free, Satellite Images Reveal The largest remaining … Continue reading
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China’s dinosaur discoveries Ancient tissue present in 195 million-yr-previous dinosaur rib It is perhaps the oldest tender tissue pattern ever discovered. Researchers found historic collagen and protein stays preserved within the ribs of a dinosaur that walked the Earth 195 million … Continue reading
Fossil conifer cones can still move their individual seed scales after millions of years, biologists have found. The cones analyzed in a new study represent the oldest known plant structures that are still capable of movement and can also serve … Continue reading
Artist’s impression of the Earth scorched by the sun as it enters its red giant branch phase. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Fsgregs What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years’ time, the Sun is a hundred times bigger than … Continue reading
What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years’ time, the sun is a hundred times bigger than it is today? Using the most powerful radio telescope in the world, an international team of astronomers has set out … Continue reading
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IMG class=hide alt=”Padoan says economic crisis less severe, Italy still weak” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-63d7b3dd253b7d3f87e68d14ebc6c30c.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 12 – The economic crisis in Italy is less severe but the recovery remains weak, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said Wednesday as his … Continue reading