Geology

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Lab Experiments Recreate Mercury Magma to Show Sulfur Lowers Crystallization Temperatures

The results point to sulfur‑driven magmatism in an oxygen‑poor state on Mercury.

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Shakes Western Nevada Near Silver Springs

Study Shows Mammal Ancestor Lystrosaurus Laid Eggs

Famed ‘Oldest Octopus’ Reclassified as Nautiloid After High-Energy X-Ray Study

Kīlauea Erupts for 44th Time With Towering Lava Fountains, Prompting Closures

Finland Nears Opening of World’s First Permanent Nuclear Waste Repository

Study Finds Lunar Polar Ice Built Up Over Billions of Years

World Diamond Day Debuts With Industry Push Ahead of Sotheby’s Jwaneng 28.88 Auction

Late Ediacaran Fossils in China Push Back Origins of Major Animal Groups

OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Bennu’s Water Flowed in Channels, Preserving Fragile Organics

India Counts 8.52 Million Tonnes of Rare Earth Oxides, Still Reliant on Imported Magnets

Magnitude 4.6 Quake Rattles Bay Area From Epicenter Near Boulder Creek

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Indonesia's Molucca Sea as Tsunami Alert Lifts

Earth Formed Entirely from Inner Solar System Material, Study Finds

Disputed ‘Second Sphinx’ Claim Advances With New Video of Giza Shafts

Perseverance Finds Record Nickel in Mars Bedrock That Bolsters Case for Ancient Habitability

Dateline Stakes Rare Earth Claims Next to Joshua Tree as Critics Sound Habitat Alarm

Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu’s Luganville as PTWC Reports No Tsunami Threat

Egypt Jaw Fossil Recasts Great Ape Origins

Snorkel Survey of a Texas Water Cave Uncovers Ice Age Megafauna New to Central Texas