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Geology
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Eight hundred meters below the Atlantic, an unusual chemical reaction between the ocean and Earth's mantle raises sixty-meter monoliths.
Geology
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How slow geochemical crystallization sculpted gigantic three-meter orbs in Paleocene mud long before being unearthed by the waves.
Geology
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The colossal block of oceanic crust and deep rock that rode over a continent instead of sinking into the abyss
Geology
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Hundreds of redcedars submerged in saline mud allowed geologists to date a magnitude 9 earthquake that dropped the coastline and sent a tsunami to Japan.
Geology
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In the Horn of Africa, three tectonic plates are pulling apart in slow motion, allowing geologists to witness the birth of a sea in real time.
Geology
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A discovery inside gems from the mantle revealed the natural existence of an exotic phase of water that remains crystallized at room temperature.
Geology
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When a celestial electrical discharge strikes desert sand, extreme heat shapes a glassy sculpture in a fraction of a second.
Geology
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How millimeter-thin ice sheets and gentle breezes solved the mystery of Death Valley's wandering rocks
Nature
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The 1883 Krakatoa eruption ruptured eardrums and circled the globe 4 times
Geology
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More than 2,400 million years ago, the first biological oxygen triggered a colossal rust precipitation that covered the seafloor and formed most of the iron we mine today.
Geology
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A near-miraculous thermal equilibrium 300 meters underground allowed the development of the planet's largest selenite beams.
Geology
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In the Great Rift Valley, this Tanzanian colossus defies the laws of volcanism with magma as fluid as water that turns snow-white as it cools.