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World’s saltiest pond suggests water on Mars

March 25, 2013
A team of geologists led by Brown University have discovered the secrets of a pond in Antarctica with the world’s highest salt content. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, suggest...

Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs

January 16, 2013
One of the Seven Wonders of the World is older and with a more interesting history than was previously assumed. Mineral grains from the bottom of the western Grand Canyon...

Fracking safe provided regulations strengthened

August 15, 2012
Fracking is safe as long as best practice is followed and regulations are tightened a review from the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering has concluded.However, fracking may...

Green rust’s crucial role in ancient atmosphere

August 8, 2012
Green rust may have played a crucial role in the creation of Earth’s early atmosphere suggests new research into the highly reactive mineral.The mineral rarely occurs in nature as it...

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