(Phys.org) -- The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, according to new research that links the long-ago proliferation of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere ...
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May 23, 2012
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Earth is the only planet we know of with continents, the giant landmasses that provide homes to humankind and most of Earth's biomass.
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Aug 11, 2022
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(Phys.org)—Debate over how and where oceanic island chains, like Hawaii, form, is at an end according to an academic from The Australian National University.
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Sep 17, 2012
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Indonesia's volcanoes are among the world's most dangerous. Why? Through chemical analyses of tiny minerals in lava from Bali and Java, researchers from Uppsala University and elsewhere have found new clues. They now understand ...
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Jun 24, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's 'follow the water' strategy to find life on other planets might need rethinking, according to Australian National University research describing the amount of water on Earth that doesn't support life.
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May 13, 2010
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Curtin University researchers suggest a "chicken-and-egg" relationship exists between the Earth's mantle-located superplumes and surface-located supercontinents, adding their findings to a scientific community divided on ...
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Dec 16, 2019
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We live on an active planet, one whose surface is constantly in motion, although imperceptibly to us most of the time. Until an earthquake occurs.
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Jan 10, 2023
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(Phys.org) —Semi-precious minerals found in a bucket of sand from an island nation have cracked open a clue to the drifting movements and break-up of ancient Earth's massive continental plates.
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May 16, 2013
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A Harvard scientist is challenging long-held scientific views about the geochemical makeup of the Earth’s mantle, and whether the massive collision that formed the moon affected the chemical composition of the planet ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2012
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A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found seawater cycles throughout the Earth's interior down to 2,900km, much deeper than previously thought, reopening questions about how the atmosphere and ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2017
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