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Steamboat Geyser erupts and sends a jet of water and steam above the treeline. This mineral-rich water damages trees that grow within spraying distance of the geyer. Credit: Mara H. Reed

Petrified trees reveal Yellowstone geyser’s ongoing battle with drought

Prehistoric sea creature of the Cambrian period. Photo: Getty

Life on Earth didn’t arise as described in textbooks

Unlocking the secrets to Mars

Annotated seismic cross-section of the Fontanelas volcano.

Extinct offshore volcano could store gigatons of carbon dioxide

Bands of rocks may have been formed by a very fast, deep river – the first such evidence found for on Mars

Wild river on Mars emerges from images, rock evidence

A selfie taken by the Zhurong rover alongside its landing platform, captured with a wireless camera. Source: CNSA.

Complex subsurface of Mars imaged by Chinese rover Zhurong

Boudinage in brecciated dolostone rocks of the Panamint Range (Wildrose Area, Death Valley National Park). New research shows that periclase is stronger than bridgmanite in earth's lower mantle, analogous to boudins developing in rigid ("stronger") rocks among less competent ("weaker") rocks.

What Are They Up To? Surprising Behavior of Minerals Deep in the Earth

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