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Diamonds reveal hidden chemistry deep inside Earth

September 23, 2025 0 Comments Caving, Climate, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Global Warming, Mining, Weather

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts infiltrated reduced rocks, trapping both the cause and effect of diamond formation. These reactions help explain volatile-rich magmas like kimberlites, linking mantle chemistry to volcanic processes. Diamonds emerge as tiny record-keepers of Earth’s deep, dynamic engine.

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Technology provides insight into how white sharks hunt

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Caving, Ecology, Fish, Geography, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Sea Life, Wild Animals

White sharks are top predators in the marine environment, but unlike their terrestrial counterparts, very little is known about their predatory activity underwater, with current knowledge limited to surface predation events. Now, a team of international scientists has used video- and data-logging technology to shed new light on predator-prey interactions of these mighty sea creatures.

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Bacteria make pearl chains

September 25, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Caving, Extreme Survival, Geochemistry, Microbes and More, Microbiology, Oceanography, Pollution

For the first time, scientists were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that protrude from the cell surface. These pearl chains serve to better absorb and store substances from the environment.

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Bats use private and social information as they hunt

September 24, 2019 0 Comments animals, Caving, Ecology, Exotic Species, Extreme Survival, Forest, New Species, Wild Animals

As some of the most savvy and sophisticated predators out there, bats eavesdrop on their prey and even on other bats to collect a wide variety of information as they hunt.

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Can machine learning reveal geology humans can't see?

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Caving, Computer Science, Earth Science, Educational Technology, Environmental Awareness, Forest, Internet, Neural Interfaces

Identifying geological features in a densely vegetated, steep, and rough terrain can be almost impossible. Imagery like LiDAR can help researchers see through the tree cover, but subtle landforms can often be missed by the human eye.