Perseverance finds new kinds of rocks that could be the oldest ever found on Mars
Perseverance's drives over the last few weeks have doubled back several times. Why such an unconventional route? Team ...
Massive Continent-Sized Blobs Deep in Earth’s Mantle May Be Over a Billion Years Old
Deep-seated mantle structures known as LLSVPs have been found to be over a billion years old, affecting tectonic activity.
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Why it’s so hard to tell when Homo sapiens became a distinct species
The more we discover about our species' family tree, the harder it becomes to pinpoint when exactly Homo sapiens emerged, ...
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Scientists Claim Earth Has Six Continents, Not Seven – Here's Why
For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...
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Earth’s oceans may have been green for billions of years
Some cyanobacteria have pigments that specialise in harvesting green light to power their photosynthesis, which may be an evolutionary adaptation to a time when the oceans were iron-rich and green-tin ...