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Scientists solve 12, 800-year-old climate mystery hidden in Greenland ice
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (512+ words) A study published in PLOS ONE challenges this narrative. Led by Charlotte Green of Royal Holloway, University of London, the research team analyzed the footprint. They argue that the platinum came from a volcanic fissure eruption in Iceland, not an…...
Etna shatters all volcano rules: could this be a new Earth mystery?
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (320+ words) As a child, I dreamed of being a paleontologist, an astronaut, or a writer" and ultimately, my heart led me to geology. After years of studying to gain deep knowledge, I now share it with you, the readers of Futura!...
Scientists stunned by new Yellowstone discovery: what it means for the next eruption
1+ week, 4+ day ago (443+ words) As a child, I dreamed of being a paleontologist, an astronaut, or a writer" and ultimately, my heart led me to geology. After years of studying to gain deep knowledge, I now share it with you, the readers of Futura!...
Scientists discover perfectly preserved fossils hiding in Australian farmland rust
2+ week, 5+ day ago (718+ words) Beneath farmland in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia's most remarkable fossil sites: Mc Graths Flat. The site dates back between 11 million and 16 million years to the Miocene epoch, a time when many modern plants…...
This invisible "clock" under our feet secretly shapes all life on Earth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (318+ words) As a child, I dreamed of being a paleontologist, an astronaut, or a writer" and ultimately, my heart led me to geology. After years of studying to gain deep knowledge, I now share it with you, the readers of Futura!...
Scientists discover how the Twelve Apostles were formed'and their real age
2+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered, for the first time, how Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles were formed. Their findings show that tectonic plate movements lifted and tilted these giant structures out of the sea over millions of years....
Scientists finally solve the mystery of how Australia's Twelve Apostles were born
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (341+ words) Gallagher leads the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and his team went looking for what the tourist view hides: the geology underneath the limestone. After the last Ice Age, rising seas and coastal…...
Australian physicist builds optical sensor to chart underground gravity shifts
3+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) The principle traces back to gravitational lensing. Celestial bodies famously bend the path of passing light. Li adapted this effect to work at a human scale using laser beams and fiber optic loops. This gravito-optic effect allows researchers to observe…...
DNA from a 7, 200 year old woman found in cave reveals a completely unknown human lineage
3+ week, 2+ day ago (299+ words) A study in Nature identifies Bess" as a member of the Toalean culture. These hunter-gatherers occupied Sulawesi's southwestern peninsula between 8, 000 and 1, 500 years ago. She represents the first relatively complete skeleton linked to that culture. Her remains yielded genomic data that…...
Student discovers greyhound-like crocodile and names it after his high school teacher
3+ week, 3+ day ago (218+ words) He didn't let me settle either. He was very good at challenging people and helping students be the best they could be. Above all, he's a really funny, authentic, and kind guy." A physics teacher in Wales pushed a curious…...