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Scientists Just Discovered ‘Young Diamonds’
Stephen H. Richardson, University of Cape TownDiamond with a garnet inclusion After analyzing a number of diamonds, geologists have discovered “young diamonds” which will undoubtedly shake up the diamond industry. Diamonds may be ‘forever,’ but some may have formed more … Continue reading
Homo naledi’s surprisingly young age opens up more questions on where we come from
Scientists today announced that the Rising Star Cave system has revealed yet more important discoveries, only a year and a half after it was announced that the richest fossil hominin site in Africa had been discovered, and that it contained … Continue reading
Study finds ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks
Stunning new images have emerged of the phenomenon, taken by a Jon Cornforth Geochemical clues suggest that some rocks from Hawaii, Samoa may contain material formed during the planet’s birth Earth’s mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly … Continue reading
Ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks, study shows
Earth’s mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years. Some geologists assume that this slow circulation would have wiped away any geochemical traces of Earth’s early history long ago. But a new study of … Continue reading
Ancient 4-Limbed Creatures Were Too Young for Trip Ashore
This is a picture of the Acanthostega fossil. Life history of the 360-million-year-old tetrapod Acanthostega rewrites the tetrapod move to land This week in the journal Nature, a team of researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden, the European Synchrotron Radiation … Continue reading
Life thrived on young Earth: scientists discover 3.7-billion-year-old fossils
A team of Australian researchers has uncovered the world’s oldest fossils in a remote area of Greenland, capturing the earliest history of the planet and demonstrating that life on Earth emerged rapidly in the planet’s early years. The team discovered … Continue reading
How to survive a mass extinction: Live fast, die young
Paleontologists have demonstrated that ancient mammal relatives known as therapsids were suited to the drastic climate change by having shorter life expectancies and would have had a better chance of success by breeding at younger ages than their predecessors. Paleontology … Continue reading
Young sun-like star shows a magnetic field was critical for life on the early Earth
In this artist’s illustration, the young Sun-like star Kappa Ceti is blotched with large starspots, a sign of its high level of magnetic activity. New research shows that its stellar wind is 50 times stronger than our Sun’s. As a … Continue reading
John Paul II crucifix crushes young man
P(ANSA) – Brescia, April 24 – A young man in northern Italy was crushed to death Thursday by a falling crucifix that was built to honor pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit to Brescia. The 21-year-old’s death comes just three … Continue reading
John Paul II crucifix crushes young man
P(ANSA) – Brescia, April 24 – A young man in northern Italy was crushed to death Thursday by a falling crucifix that was built to honor pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit to Brescia. The 21-year-old’s death comes just three … Continue reading