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Subduction zone formation finally explained
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Oct 2015
Geologists have explained how subduction zones – zones where one tectonic plate moves under another…

Green slime opens the door to the past
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Sep 2015
Green slime at the bottom of an Antarctic lake replicates conditions that occurred on Earth 2.8-2.4…

First digital geological map of the world’s ocean floor
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Sep 2015
Geologists have used geological data sets from ships to produce the world’s first digital map of th…

Martian glass may reveal ancient life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Jun 2015
By using data from Mars, geologists have discovered evidence for the presence of glass which may be…

Double dome points to largest asteroid impact
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Apr 2015
The world’s largest asteroid impact zone – invisible at the earth’s surface – has been found in cen…

A fault with the origin of life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Dec 2014
New research has shown that deep-reaching interconnected fault systems provide the right conditions…

Safer fracking thanks to new early warning system
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2014
New technology developed at the University of Nottingham could be used as an early warning system t…

Rock breaking research offers insight into fracking
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Sep 2014
In a ground breaking discovery, geologists have discovered what else escapes from fractured shale o…

Ice core clue to Earth’s evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2014
In an attempt to reveal how the planet has evolved, polar scientists have successfully drilled a 2,…

World’s saltiest pond suggests water on Mars
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Mar 2013
A team of geologists led by Brown University have discovered the secrets of a pond in Antarctica wi…

Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jan 2013
One of the Seven Wonders of the World is older and with a more interesting history than was previou…

Fracking safe provided regulations strengthened
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2012
Fracking is safe as long as best practice is followed and regulations are tightened a review from t…

Green rust’s crucial role in ancient atmosphere
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Aug 2012
Green rust may have played a crucial role in the creation of Earth’s early atmosphere suggests new …