items tagged with Geology
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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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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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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Granddaddy of all crustal rock found in Greenland
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-03-23 09:34:14
Scientists find 3.8 billion year old rocks that were part of the Earth’s early crust on the Isua Greenstone Belt in Greenland.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-03-23 09:34:14
Scientists find 3.8 billion year old rocks that were part of the Earth’s early crust on the Isua Greenstone Belt in Greenland.
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First probe beneath Mars surface finds water ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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