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An outcrop called ‘the Bubble’ on Eileach an Naoimh (Holy Isle). It shows a huge white rock fragment, tens of metres across, which was originally part of the underlying rock sequence. The layering in the carbonate rock has been squeezed tightly under immense pressure and transported by thick ice sheets to its final resting as one of many different rock fragments within a moraine. Credit: Graham Shields

Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’

Structure layers of the earth.

Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth

A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Credit: E. Cottrell, Smithsonian.

New study supports stable mantle chemistry dating back to Earth’s early...

Porous dolomite rock with cavities that would be ideal for geothermal utilisation. © RUB, Marquard

Hot traces in rock

inner core (USC Graphic/Edward Sotelo)

The rotation of Earth’s inner core has slowed, new study confirms

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Laser tests reveal new insights into key mineral for super-Earths

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Fresh findings: Earliest evidence of life-bringing freshwater on Earth

Photo caption: Waves received in the wind tunnel of Ben Gurion University of the Negev with glass balls with a diameter of 90 microns. Two scales of waves can be seen in the image.

New theory explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth

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Ancient diamonds shine light on the evolution of Earth

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Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets

Anelasticity spectra with respect to water content.

Exploring the Effect of Water on Seismic Wave Attenuation in the...

Tiny mineral inclusions picture for the first time oxygen accumulated in the atmosphere and changed the composition of the mantle. Credit: Hugo Moreira / Nature Geoscience

New research reveals Earth’s ancient ‘breath’

Oxidised apatite inclusions. Credit: Dr Hugo Moreira

New research reveals connection between Earth’s atmospheric changes and mantle chemistry

Dalian Coherent Light Source revealing vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation of sulfur dioxide as an important prebiotic-O2 source. Credit: Yuan Kaijun

A possible trigger for Earth’s great oxidation event

Inner Earth. Credit: Gary Hincks/Science Photo Library

Earth’s solid metal sphere is ‘textured’

An MIT study of the freshwater greenfin darter fish suggests river erosion can be a driver of biodiversity in tectonically inactive regions. Credits: Image: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT with fish photo by Isaac Szabo

River erosion can shape fish evolution

Metamorphosed banded iron formation from southern Wyoming showing deformation and folding. The rock is approximately 2.7 billion years old. Dark bands are iron oxides (magnetite, hematite) and yellow-orange bands are chert with iron oxide inclusions (jasper). (Photo by Linda Welzenbach-Fries/Rice University)

Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history

A microscope image from an experiment conducted for this study. The image contains glass (brown), large garnets (pink) and other small mineral crystals. The field of view is 410 microns wide, about size of a sugar crystal. Credit: Science (2023). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade3418

Study presents new clues about the rise of Earth’s continents

An illustration showing how some Earth’s signature features, such as its abundance of water and its overall oxidized state could potentially be attributable to interactions between the molecular hydrogen atmospheres and magma oceans on the planetary embryos that comprised Earth’s formative years. Illustration by Edward Young/UCLA and Katherine Cain/Carnegie Institution for Science.

How did Earth get its water?

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Where did Earth’s water come from? Not melted meteorites, according to...

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