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Two researchers holding up one of the pieces of rock in question. It has a wavy line on it that represents the putative fossil

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Ancient rock formations could be oldest fossils on the planet

Rocks in Greenland that have been preserved for 3.7 billion years show evidence of microbes living in a shallow sea on early Earth

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boat at moorings. a bit dull

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Floating lab drills 1.5km below sea floor to study megaquakes

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Giant ancient supervolcanoes threw rock right across Australia

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Giant ancient supervolcanoes threw rock right across Australia

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The seabed

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World’s oldest ocean crust dates back to ancient supercontinent

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rainbow mountains

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Rainbow cake mountains show stunning slices of colour

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Craggy landscape in Yunnan province, China

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Some of the earliest plants took root by growing up, not down

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big impressive statue of Emperor Yu, in pale sandstone, with inscribed stones on each side

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First evidence of legendary flood reveals China's origin story

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Done right, seabed mining could be environmentally friendly

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Done right, seabed mining could be environmentally friendly

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Building damaged by earthquake

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Seismic shift: Can we cloak cities from earthquakes?

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Trou au Natron volcano

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Nomad’s land: Journey into the rugged heart of the Sahara

The mountainous Tibesti holds clues to a verdant past – but terrain and politics have kept scientists out. Exclusive photos show what geologists found this year

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Huge newfound deposit of helium will keep MRI scanners running

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CO₂ injected deep underground turns to rock – and stays there

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Spongy minerals could explain why Mars gives off methane burps

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The Oracle of Oil: The man who predicted peak oil

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