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Basalt a common type of volcano shows a surprising contribution the descending oceanic plate. Analyses show that magnesium atoms are somehow drawn out of the crust, deep below the surface.

The number of species that can exist on Earth depends on how the environment changes, according to new research By analyzing the fossil record of microscopic aquatic creatures called planktonic foraminifera, whose fossil remains now resemble miniaturized popcorn and date back millions of years, the research provided the first statistical evidence that environmental changes put a cap on species richness

Small pieces of the mineral opal have been found within a brecciated ureilite meteorite Antarctica. According to a team of scientists led by Prof. Hilary Downes of Birkbeck College London, UK, this find demonstrates that meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids the early Solar System