Geology

McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof

University of Georgia researchers say the 23-gram 'McDonough meteorite' came from a main-belt asteroid shattered 470 million years ago.

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Lost Lemuria resurfaces: Indian-Ocean zircons revive legend of a sunken continent. Illustration.

Lost Lemuria resurfaces: Indian-Ocean zircons revive legend of a sunken continent

Study finds 3-billion-year-old crystals on Mauritius tied to hidden microcontinent “Mauritia,” supporting 19th-century legends of a lost land beneath the Indian Ocean.

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Coral sea topography.

Unveiling Zealandia: How magnetic data revealed Earth's hidden eighth continent

Magnetic data and geochronology reveal the submerged continent's geological history.

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Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life before the Great Oxidation Event.

Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life

Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial for early life, providing the nitrogen source needed for biological processes to occur."

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