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B75861 Iron Pyrite Fools Gold. Image shot 01/2009. Exact date unknown.

Earth

Reclassification of Earth's minerals reveals 4000 more than we thought

Some scientists suggest minerals should be reorganised by the methods that make them, which would increase the known number of minerals on Earth by 75 per cent

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What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

Earth

What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

Features

Wave-like flow at the surface of the Earth's outer core and background magnetic field lines.

Earth

Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core

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The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

Earth

Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

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The Super Pit is Australia???s largest open pit gold mine, producing around 850,000 ounces of the precious metal annually.

Earth

Geology needs to reinvent itself as we fight against climate change

Leader

Christopher Jackson interview: How geologists can fight climate change

Environment

Christopher Jackson interview: How geologists can fight climate change

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Crawford Lake, one of the few meromictic lakes around the world, highlight of the Crawford Lake Conservation Area, south of Milton, Ontario Canada; Shutterstock ID 145107226; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Geologists to pinpoint official birthplace of the Anthropocene in 2022

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The Allan Hills 84001 meteorite courtesy of NASA/JSC/Stanford University.

Space

Organic compounds on Mars were produced by water and rocks, not life

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The moon

Space

The moon's magnetic field may have been altered by huge sinking rocks

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PAHOA, HI - MAY 4: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a column of robust, reddish-brown ash plume occurred after a magnitude 6.9 South Flank following the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 4, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

Earth

Plumes of rock that feed volcanic hotspots are surprisingly cold

Geologists may need to come up with a new explanation for the sources of volcanic activity in places like Iceland and Hawaii

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Space

Apollo 17 rock sample hints the moon cooled faster than we thought

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Earth

Black lava from this bizarre volcano could reveal Earth's deep secrets

Features

Earth

New mineral davemaoite discovered inside a diamond from Earth's mantle

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Life

Mystery of ancient burrows older than earliest animals has been solved

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