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Lucas Van Wyk Joel

Ancient rocks reveal when rivers began pouring nutrients into the sea

Rivers may have operated on a global scale around 3.5 billion years ago. The new find comes...

Stunning trilobite fossils include soft tissues never seen before

Paleontologists studying rocks from Morocco have unearthed the most exquisitely preserved trilobite fossils yet discovered. The new...

Earth’s oldest known earthquake was probably triggered by plate tectonics

Scientists studying rocks in South Africa report evidence for the earliest known earthquake triggered by plate tectonics. The...