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New Data on Chemical Gardens, Whose Formation is a Mystery for Science

74819 Recent research which has counted with the participation of the University of Granada Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences has yielded new data on chemical gardens, mysterious formations produced when certain solid salts (copper sulfate, cobalt chloride) are added to an aqueous solution of sodium silicate.   Self-contained chemical gardens are formed through the self-assembly… Seguir Leyendo New Data on Chemical Gardens, Whose Formation is a Mystery for Science

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New Data on Chemical Gardens, Whose Formation is a Mystery for Science

74819 Recent research which has counted with the participation of the University of Granada Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences has yielded new data on chemical gardens, mysterious formations produced when certain solid salts (copper sulfate, cobalt chloride) are added to an aqueous solution of sodium silicate.   Self-contained chemical gardens are formed through the self-assembly… Seguir Leyendo New Data on Chemical Gardens, Whose Formation is a Mystery for Science

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Dinoflagellate Fossils: Antarctic Icecap is 33.6 Million Years Old

64519 The Antarctic continental ice cap came into existence during the Oligocene epoch, some 33.6 million years ago, according to data from an international expedition led by the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (IACT)–a Spanish National Research Council-University of Granada joint centre. These findings, based on information contained in ice sediments from different depths, have… Seguir Leyendo Dinoflagellate Fossils: Antarctic Icecap is 33.6 Million Years Old

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Dinoflagellate Fossils: Antarctic Icecap is 33.6 Million Years Old

64519 The Antarctic continental ice cap came into existence during the Oligocene epoch, some 33.6 million years ago, according to data from an international expedition led by the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (IACT)–a Spanish National Research Council-University of Granada joint centre. These findings, based on information contained in ice sediments from different depths, have… Seguir Leyendo Dinoflagellate Fossils: Antarctic Icecap is 33.6 Million Years Old

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Aznalcollar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction

Aznalcollar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have compared the disaster caused by the Aznalcollar spillage in the Donana National Park in Andalusia 11 years ago with the biggest species extinction known to date. What do these two disasters have in common? The scientists say that carrying out… Seguir Leyendo Aznalcollar disaster compared with Cretaceous mass extinction

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Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn

Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn The study, in which have participated researchers from the Universities of Granada and Valencia, has been recently published in the journal Icarus The scientific community considers that there is a higher probability that organic molecules precursors to life could form… Seguir Leyendo Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn