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Earth's Oldest Known Rock Was Found on the Moon
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New Study Quantifies Deep Reaction Behind 'Superdeep' Diamonds
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A Gemstone That Looks Like Deconstructed Chocolate Bars
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More Plants Survived the World’s Greatest Mass Extinction Than Thought
A mummified seed-fern frond flaking off a piece of mudrock after being exposed to the light of day for the first time in some 255 million...
Earth's Magnetic Pole Is Wandering and Geologists Don’t Know Why
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Extraterrestrial Mineral Harder Than Diamond Discovered
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We Still Don’t Know When The Earth’s Magnetic Field Began
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