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geology

the power station in iceland where the project is being carried out.

Earth

CO2 injected deep underground turns to rock – and stays there

Carbon dioxide rapidly turns into solid carbonates when injected into basalt rocks. Done on a massive scale it could help limit climate change

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Map of Mars's methane

Life

Spongy minerals could explain why Mars gives off methane burps

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oil

Earth

The Oracle of Oil: The man who predicted peak oil

Culture

A thermal image coloured red, yellow and green, with a blue channel running through it

Space

Mars was once devastated by giant 50-metre tsunamis

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A spectacular landscape of cliffs with a waterfall plunging down to a crater and rocky pinnacles in the background

Earth

Inside the lost cave world of the Amazon's tepui mountains

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solar system

Earth

How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system

Features

White-headed Capuchin Monkey in Costa Rica

Life

21-million-year-old fossil is North America's first monkey

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The crater atop Mount Paektu

Earth

Waking supervolcano makes North Korea and West join forces

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toothpaste

Earth

Little mountains of toothpaste highlight the plight of the Alps

Regulars

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Earth

First life may have been forged in icy seas on a freezing Earth

Life may have originated in cold conditions on an early incarnation of snowball Earth, according to new evidence from 3.5-billion-year-old rocks

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Earth

Earth's rarest minerals could hint at life on other planets

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Earth

Secret Sahara reveals fairytale formations and ancient lakes

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Earth

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Earth

Journeys of a lifetime: To the depths of Earth and back again

Features

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