Tag: Geochemistry
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Direct Constraints From 1.4 Ga Fluid Inclusions Reveal A Fair Climate And Oxygenated Atmosphere
Unveiling a Surprisingly Stable Mesoproterozoic World For years, researchers have painted the Mesoproterozoic eon (about 1.6 to 1.0 billion years ago) as a relatively uneventful era in Earth’s long history. The period, often described as sleepwalking through a geologic lull, now appears to contain crucial clues about the planet’s climate and atmospheric composition. Direct evidence…
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Forests on Land Sparked Deep-Sea Life: A Deep-Time Connection
Introduction: A surprising bridge between forests and the deep sea For decades, scientists have puzzled over how life first began to thrive in the ocean’s dark depths. A growing body of research suggests a dramatic link: forests that covered continents hundreds of millions of years ago may have kickstarted life far below the waves. By…
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PossibiliTalk 2025: GEMS Celebrates a Decade of Inspiration
GEMS Celebrates a Decade of Inspiration with PossibiliTalk 2025 The Guild of the Mining Engineering Students (GEMS) at Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) marked a milestone as it celebrated its 10th founding anniversary with the two-part PossibiliTalk 2025. This virtual event, conducted on September 30 and October 10, 2025, via Zoom,…
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GEMS Celebrates a Decade of Inspiration with PossibiliTalk 2025
GEMS Marks a Decade of Inspiration with PossibiliTalk 2025 The Guild of the Mining Engineering Students (GEMS) at Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU‑IIT) celebrated a formative milestone: ten years of academic excellence, leadership, and industry relevance. PossibiliTalk 2025, a two-part virtual conference, took place on September 30 and October 10, 2025,…
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Proto Earth Clues: 4.5-Billion-Year Signatures Unearthed by MIT Team
Uncovering the very beginnings of Earth Geologists from MIT and partner institutions report a groundbreaking discovery: remnants of the so-called “proto Earth” that formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The find centers on a subtle, but telling, isotopic imbalance in potassium found in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, suggesting a material that predated the planet’s…
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Skin deep: New research reveals the secret to ancient fish scales’ survival
Intro: uncovering a fossilization breakthrough In a breakthrough study led by Curtin University researchers, scientists have unveiled how delicate fish skin and scales managed to endure for 52 million years. By examining a remarkably well-preserved specimen of Diplomystus dentatus from the Fossil Basin in Wyoming, the team reveals a nuanced picture of fossilization that challenges…
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Shallow-water Hydrothermal Vents in the Gulf of Naples: Microbial Diversity
Introduction Shallow-water hydrothermal vents—those located below 200 meters in tectonically active regions—are dynamic, underexplored ecosystems. In the Gulf of Naples, Italy, two underwater volcanic regions offer a natural laboratory to study how geochemical processes interact with microbial life. One vent area sits under the influence of the Somma-Vesuvio volcano, while the other lies within the…
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Gulf of Naples Shallow-Water Vents: Microbial Diversity
Introduction Shallow-water hydrothermal vents, occurring below 200 meters in tectonically active regions, host dynamic ecosystems shaped by geochemical fluids as much as by geology. In the Gulf of Naples, Italy, two underwater volcanic regions offer a natural laboratory for studying how fluid chemistry and geological settings influence microbial life. One site lies under the influence…
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Shallow-water Hydrothermal Vents in the Gulf of Naples: Geochemistry and Microbial Diversity
Introduction Shallow-water hydrothermal vents, situated below 200 meters in tectonically active regions, are dynamic ecosystems where fluid chemistry and geology intersect to shape microbial life. In the Gulf of Naples, Italy, two underwater volcanic regions present distinct geochemical signatures influenced by their hosting structures: one under the Somma-Vesuvio volcanic system and the other within the…
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Sea Sponges: Earth’s First Animals Revealed by MIT Study
Sea Sponges: Earth’s First Animals – What the New MIT Findings Suggest A team of MIT geochemists has sparked renewed debate about the origins of animal life by presenting evidence from some of the planet’s oldest rocks. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the researchers argue…