More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like ...
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Ancient salt crystals shed light on Earth’s climate 1.4 billion years ago
Tiny droplets of water and microscopic bubbles of gas were trapped in “fluid inclusions,” sealing a perfect record of Earth’s ...
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Ancient air in salt crystals redefines Earth’s “boring billion”
What is shelf life on a breath of air? Well, it just so happens that back in northern Ontario, it’s 1.4 billion years.
Salt creeping, a phenomenon that occurs in both natural and industrial processes, describes the collection and migration of salt crystals from evaporating solutions onto surfaces. Once they start ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Trapped gases in 1.4 billion-year-old salt crystals reveal ancient secrets about oxygen and carbon dioxide levels on early ...
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