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A new tectonic plate boundary could be forming in southern Africa

Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the Earth’s mantle, a sign of a rupture in the tectonic plates and the possible beginning of a new continental boundary

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The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

Physics

The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

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Dinosaurs could survive in cold conditions, as illustrated by Beipiaosaurus, a feathered dinosaur that lived between 127 and 121 million years ago

Earth

Giant Arctic continent launched dinosaurs to world domination

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Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic field wonky

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Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake

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FKE16F Ladram Bay. Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Devon. UK.

Earth

The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology

Culture

2Y7EFN0 The Bell on Bell Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

Earth

The captivating story that Earth’s ‘boring’ layered rocks tell us

Culture

Environment

We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines

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EJ532Y The 11/19 pit and twin slag heaps in Lens (France) or residues left over from the coal extraction process.

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We've found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps

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Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms

An expedition in the Red Sea found several brine pools that appear to be fed by underwater volcanoes, which may be home to microbes and animals with unique adaptations

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Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth

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Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core

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Giant boulder on clifftop in Tonga was carried by a 50-metre-high wave

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How buried cables are revealing Earth’s interior in incredible detail

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