Earth’s continental crust emerged 500 million years EARLIER than thought, scientists reveal in discovery that could transform the way that we think about how life evolved on our planet Researchers studied rocks called barites located on three different continents These are formed by interactions between ocean water and vents on the sea bed However, they … Read more
Large lumps of pink quartzite were transported some 600 miles across what is today the American Midwest in the bellies of long-necked dinosaurs, a study concluded. Researchers from the US explained that the giant sauropods likely swallowed the stomach stones, known as ‘gastroliths’, to help grind up food they had eaten. The gastroliths ended up being … Read more
Mapping Zealandia: Scientists are exploring the sea floor off the coast of Australia in the hopes of unravelling the mystery of Earth’s ‘hidden’ eighth continent that sank into the sea 23 million years ago The ‘lost’ continent of Zealandia was first identified by geologists back in 2014 Australian and US experts mapped the depths across Zealandia’s … Read more
Mapping Zealandia: Scientists are exploring the sea floor off the coast of Australia in the hopes of unravelling the mystery of Earth’s ‘hidden’ eighth continent that sank into the sea 23 million years ago The ‘lost’ continent of Zealandia was first identified by geologists back in 2014 Australian and US experts mapped the depths across Zealandia’s … Read more
Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to an extreme plunge in oxygen levels, scientists warn Researchers from Japan and the US modelled the future of Earth’s atmosphere Rising solar brightness will impact surface temperatures and photosynthesis This will cause rapid atmospheric deoxygenation in around a billion year’s time The … Read more
Flow of hot rocks rising from the core–mantle boundary beneath central Greenland is melting the ice from below and contributing to sea-level rise, study finds Experts from Japan mapped the plume of molten rock rising under Greenland To do this, they analysed the speed of seismic waves travelling beneath the Earth The plume rises from … Read more