Tag: Geology
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How rocks shaped Brexit (and all of history)
Brexit, ancient Greece, human evolution… What is the key to understanding all these things? Geology, according to a groundbreaking new book by astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell.
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Dozens killed in Guatemala volcano disaster
Should we all worry about volcanoes? On Sunday, Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, killing at least 60 and injuring hundreds. Other long-dormant supervolcanoes could be even more devastating.
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The volcano burning through homes in Hawaii
Would you live near a volcano? In Hawaii, 26 homes have been destroyed by molten hot lava spewing from the ground near the mighty Kilauea. Around 1,700 residents have been forced to flee.
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Oldest fossils shed light on life’s beginning
Scientists claim to have found the oldest known fossils on Planet Earth. If they are right, the discovery suggests answers to huge questions: How did life begin? and Is it unique?
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Earth’s magnetic poles could be about to flip
Scientists are ‘abuzz’ with the discovery that the Earth’s magnetic field is rapidly getting weaker. This could be a sign that the poles are going to switch — and north would become south.
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‘The Age of Humans has begun’ say scientists
Nuclear tests. Mass extinction. Climate change. Experts say we have entered a new geological era, defined by humanity’s actions. But could the Anthropocene be a golden opportunity?
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1610: The date when humans inherited Earth
Scientists have pinpointed the year 1610 as the beginning of a new geological time period — the ‘Anthropocene’, or ‘Age of Humans’. How long will humans reign supreme over the planet?
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‘The new epoch of humans is here,’ experts say
A 7 billion population and the massive use of fossil fuels: two reasons why science is recognising humans as a geological force to be reckoned with. Are we in a new epoch — the Anthropocene?
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Atlantic Ocean to be swallowed by land
Geologists believe they have discovered the key to centuries of earthquakes near Portugal: shifting tectonic plates are edging Europe and America ever closer to a cataclysmic crunch.
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Scientists jailed for earthquake deaths
In March 2009, scientists said an earthquake in an Italian town was unlikely. Days later, 309 were killed in a devastating tremor – and now the experts have been blamed for the tragedy.
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Sudden ice melt in Greenland shocks scientists
In the past two weeks, a sudden and dramatic melt has turned almost the entire surface of Greenland from ice to liquid water. This is totally unprecedented – but is it global warming?
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Giant water reserve found beneath African desert
Deep beneath the surface of dry, desertous Namibia, scientists have discovered an invaluable treasure: a huge water supply known as an aquifer, which could stave off drought for 400 years.
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FUTURE SCIENCE: Engineering planet Earth
Plans to send a giant hose pipe into the atmosphere to combat global warming have been postponed – but not for long. Soon we may be tinkering with the climate of Earth itself.
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Is Lake Vostok the last secret on earth?
Beneath 4km of Antarctic ice is the dark water of Lake Vostok, sealed from the world for 15 million years. What lies hidden in its depths?