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Geologist identifies hidden clues to historical supercontinents, confirms Pannotia
A geologist who first proposed the now-accepted supercontinent cycle idea within the 1980s has rallied to the reason for a kind of supercontinents, Pannotia, that’s at risk of being missed. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Two-billion-year-old salt rock reveals rise of oxygen in historical environment
Salts left over from historical seawater reveal new details about the oxygenation of the Earth’s environment greater than 2 billion years in the past. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Mushy tissue fossil clues might assist seek for historical life on Earth and different planets
Fossils that protect whole organisms (together with each laborious and comfortable physique components) are important to our understanding of evolution and historical life on Earth. Nevertheless, these distinctive deposits are extraordinarily uncommon. New analysis means that the mineralogy of the … Continue reading
Cockroach historic geographic and genomic historical past traced again to final supercontinent
Armed with an enormous quantity of genomic info, a group of researchers has carried out the primary molecular courting to achieve the clearest image but of the biogeographical historical past of cockroaches. They’ve traced again the important thing evolutionary time … Continue reading
Ancient fossil microorganisms indicate that life in the universe is common
A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an increasingly widespread understanding that life in the universe is common. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Could ancient bones suggest Santa was real?
Was St Nicholas, the fourth century saint who inspired the iconography of Santa Claus, a legend or was he a real person? New research has revealed that bones long venerated as relics of the saint, do in fact date from … Continue reading
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Decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide key to ancient climate transition
A decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels led to a fundamental shift in the behavior of the Earth’s climate system around one million years ago, according to new research led by the University of Southampton. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Rise in oxygen levels links to ancient explosion of life, researchers find
Scientists have found that oxygen levels appear to increase by roughly 80 percent at about the same time as a three-fold increase in biodiversity during the Ordovician Period, between 445 and 485 million years ago. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Ancient life form discovered in remote Tasmanian valley
Scientists have uncovered rare, living stromatolites deep within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Why did the Earth’s ancient oceans disappear?
We think of oceans as being stable and permanent. However, they move at about the same speed as your fingernails grow. Geoscientists have now found a novel way of mapping the Earth’s ancient oceans. Geology News — ScienceDaily