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Geologists report finding Earth’s oldest known fossils

January 21, 2013 By Valeria Leave a Comment

Study of microfossils

NEW YORK - A team of Australian and British geologists has discovered fossilized, single-celled organisms that are 3.4 billion years old, which they say are the oldest known fossils on Earth. The claim, if sustained, confirms the view that life evolved on Earth surprisingly soon after the … [Read more...]

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Meteorite Shower Brought Gold to Earth: Study

December 17, 2012 By Valeria Leave a Comment

Meteorite Shower Brought Gold to Earth

Gold aficionados must thank meteorites for bringing the precious metal to Earth almost 4000000000 years ago. A new study, precious metals came to Earth when a meteor hit the planet 3900000000 disaster years ago. Geologist at the University of Bristol believe they have shown that the metals on … [Read more...]

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