World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history. Researchers from Curtin University found the ...

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Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ...

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

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“This study provides a crucial piece of the puzzle of Earth's impact history and suggests there may be many other ancient ...

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The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require ... in the Journal Science Advances. The findings will help to reconcile ...