Geology

Discoveries Scientists discover how life began before Earth’s first universal ancestor

A new study shows rare duplicated genes called universal paralogs can reveal what life looked like before Earth’s first universal ancestor, LUCA.

Discoveries Scientists create the first global map of rare, deep-mantle earthquakes Shy Cohen

Discoveries NASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the Earth Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth Joshua Shavit

Green Impact New map shows Antarctica’s buried landscape in unprecedented detail Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Tiny earthquakes reveal hidden faults where San Andreas meets Cascadia Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Tectonic research finds that Earth has six continents not seven Joseph Shavit

Space Is asteroid mining actually feasible? Meteorite chemistry data offers new insight Shy Cohen

Space Earth’s core is leaking vast amounts of gold through the mantle, study finds Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Deepest Arctic methane seep found at 3,640 meters reveals thriving life Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Scientists Find Massive Hidden Rock Layer Beneath Bermuda Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Earth’s lower mantle trapped far more early water than previously thought Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Mysterious structures within Earth’s mantle may explain why we exist Mac Oliveau

Green Impact World’s largest lithium deposit discovered in the US along the Nevada – Oregon border Joseph Shavit

Space NASA orbiter data challenges the idea that liquid water exists on Mars Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Two hidden continents above Earth’s core may be relics of a primordial magma ocean Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Continental splits spark new volcanic activity for tens of millions of years Rebecca Shavit