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With high-pressure experiments at DESY’s X-ray light source PETRA III and other facilities, a research team has solved a long standing riddle in the analysis of meteorites from Moon and Mars. The study can explain why different versions of silica … Continue reading
Experiments have helped scientists to solve a mystery of why some rocks can float for years in the ocean, traveling thousands of miles before sinking. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Blood Falls in Antarctica Century-old mystery of Antarctica’s Blood Falls SOLVED When Antarctic explorers first discovered a cliff stained with blood-red water in 1911, they assumed that red-hued algae were responsible for the colour. The place quickly became known as … Continue reading
Scientists Have Discovered a Flaw in How We Think Graphite Turns Into Diamonds How to make even harder crystals. Diamonds typically come in two ‘flavours’: a cubic structure valued in jewellery; and a tough, ‘hexagonal’ form of crystal called lonsdaleite. … Continue reading
No one knows for certain why the Clovis people and iconic beasts — mastodon, mammoth and saber-toothed tiger — living some 12,800 years ago suddenly disappeared. However, a discovery of widespread platinum at archaeological sites across the US has provided … Continue reading
GOLD MINE Chemists have lastly defined two of gold’s properties: the power concerned in eradicating or including an electron to a gold atom. New theoretical calculations match up with values measured in experiments. Predicted, precise power wanted for ionization now … Continue reading
Since the 18th century, geologists have struggled to explain how big magma chambers form in the Earth’s crust. In particular, it has been difficult to explain where the surrounding rock goes when the magma intrudes. Now a team of researchers … Continue reading
Popcorn-rocks solve the mystery of the magma chambers Since the 18th century, geologists have struggled to explain how big magma chambers form in Earth’s crust. In particular, it has been difficult to explain where the surrounding rock goes when the … Continue reading
(see related story) (ANSA) – Berlin, October 16 – The German government said Wednesday it was Italy’s responsibility to solve the problem of what should happen to Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke’s body. “Taking care of the deceased is the … Continue reading