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How far down could life exist?
Rock fragments brought to the seafloor by massive mud volcanoes have given scientists new clues about how far life may extend into the Earth’s interior.
New Zealand's 7.8 magnitude quake shifts perception of earthquake hazard models
A new study shows dramatic data from the last year’s major earthquake in Kaikoura, New Zealand, that will change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in tectonic plate boundary zones.
Antarctica major driver in past ocean changes
A new study published recently highlights the importance of Antarctic ice sheet advance in causing changes in the Pacific ocean during the decent into the ice ages, at the Plio-Pleistocene Transition.
Shining a light on the darkness of soot in air pollution
Researchers are a step closer to understanding the relationship between the colour of soot particles and the effect of such atmospheric pollution on climate.
Why Earth's magnetic poles could be about to swap places
Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics scientists, Dr Jon Mound and Dr Phil Livermore, had the following article published in The Conversation.