Scientists define geological conditions for finding natural clean hydrogen
Researchers from the University of Oxford discover Earth’s crust can supply hydrogen for 170,000 years.
NASA’s Magellan mission reveals possible tectonic activity on Venus
Researchers from Stanford University analyse decades-old data, discovering Venus’ coronae may indicate active geological processes.
Sunscreen may have helped ancient Homo sapiens survive magnetic pole shift
University of Michigan researchers link ochre use and tailored clothing to early human protection from cosmic radiation exposure.
South Africa is lifting out of the ocean, scientists propose new explanation
Researchers from the University of Bonn reveal drought-induced land uplift, with South Africa rising two millimetres annually.
Billion-year-old meteor impact in Scotland sparks questions about life on land timeline
Curtin University researchers discovered the impact occurred 200 million years later than previously believed, altering evolutionary timelines.
Oldest climate record: Scientists extract 1.2-million-year-old ice core
Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice uncover ancient ice, revealing unprecedented climate data from Earth’s past.
North America is dripping from below, geoscientists discover
University of Texas researchers uncover tectonic plate remnants causing cratonic thinning, altering North America’s geological stability.
Belize’s Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700-year storm archive
30-metre sediment core from the “Great Blue Hole” in Belize provides longest ever recorded storm frequency data for the Atlantic.
In the pinball world of asteroids, a mudball meteorite avoided collisions
An international research team now believes that Aguas Zarcas is strong because it avoided collisions in space and did not have the cracks that weaken many meteorites.
World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history
Curtin University researchers have identified a 3.5-billion-year-old crater in the Pilbara, Western Australia, suggesting meteorite impacts shaped Earth’s early crust.