Gigantic planets holding billions of tonnes of diamonds
December 6th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Recent findings have revealed that some stars in the Milky Way could be harbouring carbon super earths -- gigantic planets completely bereft of life but potentially ... Read more...
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Magma body beneath Yellowstone supervolcano 20 percent larger than thought
December 14th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that the banana-shaped magma chamber of hot and molten rock a few miles beneath the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the US ... Read more...
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Hawaiian hot spot’s deep roots uncovered by scientists
December 5th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 5 (ANI): A new study by an international research team has opened up a window into the earth to reveal Hawaii's deep roots, by suggesting that the Hawaiian hot spot ... Read more...
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Scientists solve mystery of Earth’s leaky mantle
May 28th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Researchers at Rice University and Harvard University, US, have developed a new model to explain how noble gases - elements like helium, neon and argon - are lost ... Read more...
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Ancient supercontinent was a diamond factory
January 13th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): A mineral exploration company has found diamonds, which are white and a few millimeters across, just outside the small village of Eurelia in Australia, which indicates that ... Read more...
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Natural nuclear reactors might be operating at Earths core
May 16th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by admin
London, May 16 (ANI): Two scientists have claimed that uranium could become sufficiently concentrated at the base of Earths mantle to ignite self-sustained nuclear fission, as in a human-made nuclear reactor.According ... Read more...
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New model of inner Earth clarifies mantle motion
May 2nd, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new model of inner Earth, which pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion.Ed Garnero, seismologist and an ... Read more...
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Electrical forces under Earth making days longer
April 4th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 4 (ANI): A new study has found that tiny shifts that are making our days longer by some milliseconds, may be due to electrical forces present deep under the ... Read more...
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Study of tectonic plates may help scientists determine earthquake risks
February 22nd, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new research by scientists regarding how tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth, could potentially improve their ability to assess earthquake risks.The research team, ... Read more...
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Earth is softer in the middle than previously believed
January 25th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): A new study by scientists has suggested that the lower mantle of the Earth which is the middle section is softer than previously believed.Conducted by scientists from the ... Read more...
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