A research team has carried out a study on paleoclimatic evolution, volcanic activity and its socio-ecological impact in the Garrotxa Volcanic Field (Girona). The results of the paleoenvironmental study have been published ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2023
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Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4 billion years ago, according ...
Astrobiology
May 25, 2023
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Imagine an Earth-sized planet that's not at all Earth-like. Half this world is locked in permanent daytime, the other half in permanent night, and it's carpeted with active volcanoes. Astronomers have discovered that planet.
Astrobiology
May 17, 2023
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Two geoscientists, one with Princeton University, the other with Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, have developed a theory to explain how helium-3 leaks from the Earth's core into the mantle. In their study, reported in ...
Gas emissions are the manifestation of activity occurring beneath the surface of a volcano. Measuring them lets researchers see what can't be seen from the surface. This knowledge is vital for hazard monitoring and the prediction ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2023
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With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest they've ever been to finding an analog of Earth's "twin."
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2023
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Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong evidence to answer the lingering question about whether Earth's sister planet currently has eruptions and lava flows.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 15, 2023
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The history of life on Earth has been punctuated by several mass extinctions, the greatest of these being the Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the Great Dying, which occurred 252 million years ago. While scientists ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2023
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The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home to one of the most ancient surviving pieces of Earth's crust, which has been geologically unchanged since its creation some 3.5 billion years ago.
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 2, 2023
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A team of researchers at Université de Lorraine in France, working with a colleague from Brock University in Canada, and one each from Université Clermont Auvergne and Université Lyon, both in France, has found evidence ...
