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Mountain Ranges Identified as Potential Hotspots for Large White Hydrogen Reserves

A new study published in Science Advances uses computer models to identify mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees and Alps, as potential hotspots for large white hydrogen reserves, offering a promising clean energy alternative to fossil fuels.

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Earth's Inner Core Deforms, Potentially Affecting Magnetic Field

New research reveals that the Earth's inner core has deformed by approximately 100 meters or more in places over the past two decades, potentially impacting the planet's magnetic field; scientists used seismic wave data from 1991-2023 to make this discovery.

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Earth's Inner Core Shape Changes Detected

Scientists have discovered evidence of changes in the shape of Earth's inner core over the past 20 years, using data from seismic waves generated by earthquakes; this builds upon the 2024 discovery that the inner core recently reversed its spin and now rotates backward relative to the rest of the pl...

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Europe's Largest Quartzite Quarry Fuels Taunus Region's Economy

The Taunus-Quarzit-Werk, Europe's largest quartzite quarry, located near Köppern, Germany, produces 4,000 tons of quartzite daily for various uses; its location near Roman Limes structures suggests a long history of extraction, while its modern operations demonstrate the economic significance of thi...

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Wiesbaden Museum to Exhibit Extensive Global Sand Collection

Retired teacher Rüdiger Wandke's nearly 20-year collection of approximately 7,000 sand samples from around the world, with about 3,500 in the Wiesbaden Museum, will be partially displayed in the museum's new "Wandel" exhibit opening in April 2025, showcasing sand's diversity and geological significa...

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Ocean Salinity: A Dynamic Equilibrium of Mineral Inputs and Outputs

The salinity of the ocean results from a continuous process where rivers carry dissolved minerals from land to the ocean, and hydrothermal vents and underwater volcanoes add more, maintaining a dynamic equilibrium over millions of years, resulting in an average of 3.5% salinity, although geographic ...

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Sinking Iraq: Tectonic Plate Subduction Slows Sinks Zagros Region

Researchers discovered that the Zagros Mountain region in northern Iraq is slowly sinking due to the subduction of the Neotethys oceanic plate, a process caused by the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates, and this could improve earthquake prediction models.

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Cappadocia's Tourism Boom: 4.82 Million Visitors in 2023

Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Turkey, attracted 2.92 million visitors to its museums and archaeological sites during the first eight months of 2024 and 4.82 million in 2023, showcasing its unique rock formations, cave dwellings, and underground cities.

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Martian Mounds Reveal Ancient Water History

Over 15,000 mounds in Mars' Chryse Planitia, as large as Texas, reveal layered evidence of ancient water erosion (4-3.8 billion years ago), offering insights into Mars' past and potential resources for future human exploration.

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Massive Underground Mountains Challenge Understanding of Earth's Mantle

Two enormous structures, at least 500 million years old and potentially billions of years old, have been found 2,000 km beneath the Earth's surface beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean using seismic wave analysis, challenging existing understanding of mantle convection.

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"Geologist's Prediction Sparks Canadian Diamond Rush"

"On Nov. 12, 1991, BHP announced a microdiamond discovery near Canada's Yellowknife, sparking a diamond rush and establishing Canada as a major diamond producer; geologist Chris Jennings, who accurately predicted this potential, played a crucial role."

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California Earthquake: A Reminder of US Seismic Vulnerability

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern California on Thursday, causing power outages for over 10,000 people and prompting a tsunami warning (later canceled); this event, while significant, is less severe than several past earthquakes in the US, including the 1700 Cascadia earthquake (magnitude 8...

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