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Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock

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A colourised, microscopic image of a 4.4 billion-year-old zircon

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We now know that life began on Earth much earlier than we thought

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Record-breaking drill core reaches 1.2 kilometres into Earth's mantle

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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

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Can these awesome rocks become central Asia’s first UNESCO Geopark?

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Life’s vital chemistry may have begun in hot, cracked rock

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Spreading crushed basalt rock on a field in England

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Spreading rock dust on farms boosts crop yields and captures CO2

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Why supersonic, diamond-spewing volcanoes might be coming back to life

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Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks scientists

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Bacteria could help turn CO2 to rock under extreme conditions

Microbes that rapidly convert CO2 to rock could lock away the greenhouse gas in deep underground storage sites, such as depleted oil and gas reservoirs

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Enormous underwater mountains discovered off west coast of Americas

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We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024

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China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

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The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity

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