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Study raises major questions about Earth's 'oldest' impact craterScientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by at least 800 million years.
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What's Earth's lowest point on land?What's Earth's lowest spot on dry land — and how did it get to be that way?
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Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in TaiwanThe Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags.
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World's oldest rocks could shed light on how life emerged on Earth — and potentially beyondThe rocks could offer insight into Earth's primordial crust and the environment that gave birth to life.
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There's a 'ghost' plume lurking beneath the Middle East — and it might explain how India wound up where it is todayResearchers have discovered an unusual plume of magma beneath Oman that may have changed the course of the Indian tectonic plate between 25 million and 40 million years ago.
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Hells Canyon caves reveal unexpected finding about America's deepest gorgeAbout 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon, Hells Canyon was rapidly carved when a lake spilled over about 2.1 million years ago, new research estimates.
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Taal Lake: The volcanic crater that has 'an island within a lake, within an island within a lake, within an island'Taal Lake on Luzon Island in the Philippines is a volcanic crater lake with a rare geology of nested islands and water.
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Industrial waste is turning into a new type of rock at 'unprecedented' speed, new study findsSamples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form.
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How much gold is there in the world?How much gold have humans mined to date, and how much is left?
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