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Energy & ResourcesSo, you want to know what percentage of the Earth is covered by… well, something? It’s a classic question, right up there with “What’s the meaning of life?” Except, unlike that one, this actually has an answer. Or rather, answers, plural. Because it totally depends on what you’re asking about! Are we talking about good
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Unveiling Acid Rain’s Imprint: Tracing its Signatures at the KT Boundary
Energy & ResourcesUnveiling Acid Rain’s Imprint: Tracing its Signatures at the KT Boundary Sixty-six million years ago, life on Earth took a massive hit. We call it the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction – or, if you’re old school, the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) extinction. Dinosaurs? Gone (well, the non-avian ones, anyway). In total, about three-quarters of all plant and animal
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Decoding the Impact of CO2 on Earth’s Climate: Unraveling the Complexities
Energy & ResourcesDecoding the Impact of CO2 on Earth’s Climate: Unraveling the Complexities Carbon dioxide (CO2). It’s not just some obscure molecule; it’s a key player in the Earth’s climate story. Sure, it’s essential for life – plants need it, we exhale it. But here’s the catch: we’re pumping so much of it into the atmosphere, thanks
Posted on February 21, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
Unmasking the Myth: Debunking the Alleged Superior Accuracy of Uranium-based Zircon Geochronology in Earth Science
Energy & ResourcesUnmasking the Myth: Why Uranium-Only Zircon Dating Isn’t Always the Holy Grail Zircon geochronology. Sounds fancy, right? Well, it’s basically the bedrock of how we figure out the age of, well, just about everything in geology. And at the heart of it all lies the uranium-lead (U-Pb) method. It’s a clever trick that uses the
Posted on February 19, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
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Energy & ResourcesMajorite Endmember: Peering into Earth’s Deep Secrets Ever wonder what’s going on way, way down inside our planet? I mean, really deep – hundreds of kilometers beneath our feet? Well, majorite is one of the keys to unlocking those secrets. It’s a fascinating mineral, a special type of garnet, that gives us a peek into
Posted on February 18, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
Unveiling the Dominance of Rock Weathering: Exploring its Primary Role in Earth Science
Energy & ResourcesRock Weathering: It’s Way More Than Just Rocks Crumbling Okay, so you’ve probably heard of weathering, right? Maybe in a science class way back when? But trust me, it’s way more interesting than you might think. We’re talking about the slow, relentless breakdown of rocks – the kind of stuff that literally shapes our planet.