items tagged with Geology
385-million-year-old fossil reveals first tree
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-04-18 17:09:21
British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-04-18 17:09:21
British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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Ancient DNA finds Greenland's past a land of trees and butterflies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Archaeologists find rare wooden statue in Egypt
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-20 04:03:47
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-20 04:03:47
CAIRO (Reuters) - A rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife has been found in their tomb south of Cairo, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Monday.
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Diamonds are forever; well, at least 4.25 billion years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Enceladus geysers might be from plate friction, not erupting ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 17:10:40
Two independent studies on Saturn's moon Enceladus show that geyser formation may be due to ice plates grinding together to produce eruptions of vapor into the atmosphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-16 17:10:40
Two independent studies on Saturn's moon Enceladus show that geyser formation may be due to ice plates grinding together to produce eruptions of vapor into the atmosphere.
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