Media 2013
MEDIA
Wacey, D., McLoughlin, N., Kilburn, M.R., Saunders, M., Cliff, J.B., Kong, C., Barley, M.E. and Brasierf, M.D. 2013. Nanoscale analysis of pyritized microfossils reveals differential heterotrophic consumption in the ~1.9-Ga Gunflint chert. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences United States of America, 110, 8020-8024.
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Early feast clue to smell of ancient Earth |
3 May 2013, University of Oxford |
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Eww! Early Earth smelled like rotten eggs |
3 May 2013, LiveScience, NBC News |
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/29/17973623-eww-early-earth-smelled-like-rotten-eggs?lite |
Ancient bacteria eating bacteria: research |
5 May 2013, French Tribune |
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1317869-ancient-bacteria-eating-bacteria-research |
Now We Know What Early Earth Smelled Like |
30 April 2013, National Geographic News |
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Researchers recreate the whiff of Earth 1.9 BILLION years ago - and find it smelt of rotten eggs |
30 April 2013, Daily Mail (UK) |
Van Kranendonk, M.J. and Kirkland, C.L. 2013. Orogenic climax of Earth: The 1.2-1.0 Ga Grenvillian Superevent. Geology, 41, 735-738.
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GSA's top geoscience journal posts 9 new articles |
7 May 2013 |
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/gsoa-gtg050213.php |
Earth's crust had a billion-year youthful rampage |
7 May 2013, New Scientist, Print Issue 2916, p12 |
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23492-earths-crust-had-a-billionyear-youthful-rampage.html |
Liu, Y.C., Li, Z.X., Laukamp, C., West, G. and Gardoll, S. 2013. Quantified spatial relationships between gold mineralisation and key ore genesis controlling factors, and predictive mineralisation mapping, St Ives Goldfield, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 54, 157-166.
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The Australian: Crust faults lead to gold findings: study |
9 August 2013, The Australian |
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Small-scale faults golden finds mines in WA and Queensland |
9 August 2013, Mining Technology |
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Perth Now: Crust faults lead to gold findings: study |
9 August 2013, Perth Now |
Griffin, W.L., Begg, G.C. and O'Reilly, S.Y. 2013. Continental-root control on the genesis of magmatic ore deposits. Nature Geoscience, 6, 905-910.
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Lagerstätten: Computermodelle sollen gigantische Rohstofflager verraten |
14 October 2013, Spiegel Online Wissenschaft |
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Looking for a new gold mine? We've got the map |
28 October 2013, Phys.org |
Noffke, N., Christian, D., Wacey, D. and Hazen, R.M. 2013. Microbially induced sedimentary structures recording an ancient ecosystem in the ca. 3.48 billion-year-old dresser formation, Pilbara, Western Australia. Astrobiology, 13, 1103-1124.
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ScienceShot: Signs of Oldest Slime Mats Found in Australia |
8 November 2013, Science/AAAS |
http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2013/11/scienceshot-signs-oldest-slime-mats-found-australia |
Pilbara home to 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems |
11 November 2013, Phys.org |
http://phys.org/news/2013-11-pilbara-home-billion-year-old-bacterial-ecosystems.html |
Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia |
12 November 2013, EurekAlert! |
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/ci-eo3111213.php |
Complex Bacterial Ecosystem Preserved in Stone for 3.5 Billion Years |
12 November 2013, Nature World News |
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Rare Life Dating Back 3.5 Billion Years Found |
13 November 2013, Discovery News |
http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/rare-life-dating-back-3-5-billion-years-found-131113.htm |
Rock microbes found in WA's Pilbara could be earliest signs of life on Earth |
13 November 2013, ABC |
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Evidence of 3.5-billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems may be earliest sign of life on Earth |
13 November 2013, FOX News |
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Researchers Discovers 3.5 billion-Year-Old Bacterial Ecosystems in Australia |
13 November 2013, French Tribune |
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Signs o -life date back 3-5 billion years |
13 November 2013, KRcrtv |
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3.5-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Microbial Community Found |
13 November 2013, LiveScience |
http://www.livescience.com/41191-ancient-microbe-fossils-found.html |
Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia |
13 November 2013, Newsfix |
http://www.newsfix.ca/2013/11/13/evidence-3-5-billion-year-old-bacterial-ecosystems-found-australia/ |
Geobiologist Noffke Reports Signs of Life that Are 3.48 Billion Years Old |
13 November 2013, |
http://www.odu.edu/about/odu-publications/insideodu/2013/11/11/topstory1 |
Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia |
13 November 2013, R&D |
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/11/evidence-35-billion-year-old-bacterial-ecosystems-found-australia |
Remnants Of Complex Ecosystem Found In A 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Sedimentary Rock Sequence In Australia |
13 November 2013, redOrbit |
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3.48 Billion-Year-Old Fossilized Ecosystems Found in Australia |
13 November 2013, |
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-fossilized-ecosystems-australia-01537.html |
Evidence of 3.5-billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia |
13 November 2013, Science Daily |
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131112163220.htm |
Evidence of 3.5 Billion-year-old Bacterial Ecosystems Found in Australia |
13 November 2013, Science Newsline |
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2013111300230010.html |
Researchers discover evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems in Australia |
13 November 2013 |
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3.5 Billion-Year-Old Bacterial Ecosystems Show Evidence of Sedimentary Rock Sequence in Australia |
13 November 2013, Science World Report |
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Älteste Lebensgemeinschaft der Erde entdeckt |
13 November 2013, Scinexx |
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Oldest signs of life on Earth found' |
13 November 2013, Telegraph (UK & Australia) |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10445788/Oldest-signs-of-life-on-Earth-found.html |
The Oldest Thing on Earth? |
13 November 2013, The Daily Beast |
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Earliest life on Earth: scientists find evidence in WA rock sediments |
13 November 2013, The Guardian (UK & Australia) |
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/13/earliest-life-on-earth-evidence |
3.5 Billion-Year-Old Pilbara Bacterial a sign of early life |
13 November 2013, Pilbara Echo |
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A History of Australia in 100 Objects #1: World's Oldest Fossil, Pilbara |
13 November 2013, Pilbara News |
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Planet's oldest fossils found in Pilbara, experts say |
13 November 2013, Sydney Morning Herald |
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Scientists find signs of life in Australia dating back 3.48 billion years |
14 November 2013, CNN |
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/13/world/asia/australia-ancient-life/ |
Oldest signs of life probed in the Pilbara |
14 November 2013, Australian Geographic |
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/oldest-signs-of-life-uncovered-in-the-pilbara.htm |
Oldest Complete Fossil Spotlights Microbes From 3.5 Billion Years Ago |
14 November 2013, Huffington Post |
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/oldest-fossil-microbes_n_4274642.html |
Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia |
29 December 2013, e! Science News |
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Astrobiology Top 10: The Oldest Signs of Life on Earth |
29 December 2013, Astrobiology Magazine |
http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5819/the-oldest-signs-of-life-on-earth |
Radio Interview - ABC North Kimberley |
13 November 2013 |
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Radio Interview - ABC North West |
13 November 2013 |
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Radio interviews - ABC 702 Sydney Drivetime |
13 November 2013 |
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Radio interviews - ABC National Drivetime |
13 November 2013 |
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TV Interview - ABC 7pm News |
13 November 2013 |
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TV Interview - Channel 7/GWN 5.30pm News |
13 November 2013 |
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TV interviews - ABC 7pm News |
13 November 2013 |
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Work featured on TV - Have I Got News for You quiz show (UK) |
13 November 2013 |
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Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Zanda, B., Hewins, R.H.,Grange, M., Kennedy, A., Lorand, J.-P., Göpel, C., Fieni, C., Pont, S. and Deldicque, D. 2013. Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA. Nature, 503, 513-516.
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Research uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite |
20 November 2013, e! Science News |
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/11/20/research.uncovers.secrets.mars.birth.unique.meteorite |
Mars Meteorite Reveals Secrets Of Red Planet |
20 November 2013, Sky News |
http://news.sky.com/story/1171463/mars-meteorite-reveals-secrets-of-red-planet |
Team uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite |
20 November 2013, Phys.org |
http://phys.org/news/2013-11-team-uncovers-secrets-mars-birth.html |
Could this 4.5 billion-year-old Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara reveal that there was life on the red planet? |
20 November 2013, Daily Mail |
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Research uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite |
20 November 2013, EurekAlert! |
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/fsu-rus111913.php |
Researcher Uncovers Secrets of Mars' Birth From Unique Meteorite |
20 November 2013, Newswise |
http://www.newswise.com/articles/researcher-uncovers-secrets-of-mars-birth-from-unique-meteorite |
The Ancient Martian Rock that Fell to Earth |
20 November 2013, Popular Mechanics |
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4.4 billion-years-old meteorite found in the Sahara sheds light on infant Mars |
20 November 2013, The Raw Story |
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Secrets of Mars' birth revealed from unique meteorite |
20 November 2013, Science Daily |
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131120133505.htm |
Research Uncovers Secrets of Mars' Birth from Unique Meteorite |
20 November 2013, Science Newsline |
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2013112023260013.html |
Ancient Martian meteorite preserves chunks of planet's early crust |
20 November 2013, Science News |
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-martian-meteorite-preserves-chunks-planet's-early-crust |
Billions Year Old Meteorite Found |
21 November 2013, ABC News |
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/45-billion-year-mars-meteorite-found/story?id=20967673 |
Meteorite unveils secrets of ancient Mars |
21 November 2013, CNN |
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/20/tech/innovation/mars-meteorite/ |
Mars'Black Beauty' Meteorite Reveals Red Planet's Secrets |
21 November 2013, Las Vegas Guardian Express |
http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/mars-black-beauty-meteorite-reveals-red-planets-secrets/ |
4.4b-year-old meteorite sheds light on infant Mars |
21 November 2013, Gulfnews.com |
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/usa/4-4b-year-old-meteorite-sheds-light-on-infant-mars-1.1258139 |
4.4-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Is First-Known Piece of Martian Crust |
21 November 2013, Mashable |
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Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth |
21 November 2013, physicsworld.com |
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/nov/21/oldest-minerals-from-mars-found-on-earth |
Meteorite reveals secrets of Martian geology |
21 November 2013, TheSpace Reporter |
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/11/meteorite-reveals-secrets-of-martian-geology/ |
Meteorite 'is oldest chunk of Mars' |
21 November 2013, BBC News |
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Ancient rock is oldest chunk of Mars |
21 November 2013, Business Standard |
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Black Beauty' reveals warm, wet dawn on Mars |
21 November 2013, Christian Science Monitor |
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1121/Black-Beauty-reveals-warm-wet-dawn-on-Mars |
Mars meteorite 1st look at Red Planet's ancient crust |
21 November 2013, Foxnews |
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/11/21/mars-meteorite-look-at-martian-crust/ |
'Black Beauty' Meteorite Reveals Secret of Mars |
21 November 2013, Headlines & Global News |
http://www.hngn.com/articles/17806/20131121/black-beauty-meteorite-reveals-secret-of-mars.htm |
Black Beauty meteorite is 'oldest chunk of Mars' ever found on earth, scientists say |
21 November 2013, The Independent |
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Researchers May Have Uncovered First Sample of Mars' Ancient Crust |
21 November 2013, Nature World News |
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Researchers uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite |
21 November 2013, R&D |
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/11/researchers-uncover-secrets-mars%E2%80%99-birth-unique-meteorite |
Examination Of Martian Meteorite Reveals Clues To Mars' Ancient Past |
21 November 2013, redOrbit |
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1113009677/mars-meteorite-nwa-7533-112113/ |
Ancient 4.4 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Reveals History of Mars |
21 November 2013, Science World Report |
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Meteorit entpuppt sich als uraltes Marsgestein |
21 November 2013, Scinexx |
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Fund in der Sahara: Meteorit verrät frühe Entwicklung des Mars |
21 November 2013, SPIEGEL ONLINE |
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Research uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite |
21 November 2013, Technology.org |
http://www.technology.org/2013/11/21/research-uncovers-secrets-mars-birth-unique-meteorite/ |
Black Beauty Meteorite Oldest Chunk of Mars Ever Found on Earth |
21 November 2013, The Epoch Times |
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MARS ROCK FOUND in AFRICA reveals secrets of Red Planet's past |
21 November 2013, The Register |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/21/meteorite_oldest_piece_mars/ |
Sparkling meteorite provides a glimpse of Martian history |
22 November 2013, The Conversation |
http://theconversation.com/sparkling-meteorite-provides-a-glimpse-of-martian-history-20599 |
Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth |
2 December 2013, Technology.org |
http://www.technology.org/2013/12/02/oldest-minerals-mars-found-earth/ |
Yaxley, G.M., Kamenetsky,V.S., Nichols, G.T., Maas, R.,Belousova, E., Rosenthal, A. and Norman, M. 2013. Diamonds in Antarctica? Discovery of Antarctic kimberlites extends vast Gondwanan Cretaceous kimberlite province. Nature Communications, 1-7.
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Descubren diamantes en las entrañas de la Antártida |
17 December 2013, RT |
http://actualidad.rt.com/ciencias/view/114552-descubrir-diamantes-antartida |
Antarctica Might Have Diamonds |
17 December 2013, Las Vegas Guardian Express |
http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/antarctica-might-have-diamonds/ |
Antarctica's New Ice: Diamonds |
17 December 2013, Las Vegas Guardian Express |
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Antarctica may have diamonds |
17 December 2013, MSN |
http://news.msn.com/science-technology/antarctica-may-have-a-new-type-of-ice-diamonds |
Antarctica May Be Rich In Diamonds, Study Says |
17 December 2013, Sky News |
http://news.sky.com/story/1183741/antarctica-may-be-rich-in-diamonds-study-says |
Rock points to potential diamond haul in Antarctica |
17 December 2013, Phys.org |
http://phys.org/news/2013-12-potential-diamond-haul-antarctica.html |
Diamond clues under Antarctic ice |
17 December 2013, BBC News |
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Diamanti al polo Sud? Non é escluso |
17 December 2013, Corriere della Sera |
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Antarctica may have a new type of ice-diamonds |
17 December 2013, GMA News |
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Diamond-Bearing Rock Found In Antarctica; But Don't Expect An Engagement Ring From The Icy Region Anytime Soon |
17 December 2013, Headlines & Global News |
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Diamonds In Antarctica? Kimberlite Deposits Found In Continent's Mountains |
17 December 2013, International Business Times |
http://www.ibtimes.com/diamonds-antarctica-kimberlite-deposits-found-continents-mountains-1512496 |
Rare, Diamond-Bearing Rock Found in Antarctica's Mountains |
17 December 2013, Nature World News |
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Antarctica rock find hints at mineral riches |
17 December 2013, Otago Daily Times |
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/285780/antarctica-rock-find-hints-mineral-riches |
Possible diamonds found in Antarctica |
17 December 2013, PBS NewsHour |
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/12/possible-diamonds-found-in-antarctica.html |
Antarctica could be rich in diamonds, geologists say |
17 December 2013, The Raw Story |
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/17/antarctica-could-be-rich-in-diamonds-geologists-say/ |
Researchers Find Signs Of Diamonds In Antarctica |
17 December 2013, redOrbit |
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113030132/signs-of-diamonds-in-antarctica-121713/ |
Antarctica may have a new type of ice - diamonds |
17 December 2013, Reuters |
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/us-antarctica-diamonds-idUSBRE9BG0XF20131217 |
Expert reaction to potential presence of diamonds in Antarctica |
17 December 2013, Science Media Centre |
http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-potential-presence-of-diamonds-in-antarctica/ |
Antarctica may hold diamonds |
17 December 2013, Stuff.co.nz |
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/9530197/Antarctica-may-hold-diamonds |
Antarctica may have diamond deposits |
17 December 2013, UPI.com |
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Blog/2013/12/17/Antarctica-may-have-diamond-deposits/8271387298965/ |
Antarctic mountains may be hiding diamond deposits |
18 December 2013, The Freepress Journal |
http://freepressjournal.in/antarctic-mountains-may-be-hiding-diamond-deposits/ |
Diamond Rock Discovered In Antarctica: Researchers |
18 December 2013, French Tribune |
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1321165-diamond-rock-discovered-antarctica-researchers |
Antarctica May Have Untouchable Diamonds |
18 December 2013, Discovery News |
http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/antarctica-may-have-untouchable-diamonds-131218.htm |
Antarctic mountains may be hiding diamond deposits |
18 December 2013, Business Standard |
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Antarctica might have another kind of ice: diamonds |
18 December 2013, CBS News |
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/antarctica-might-have-another-kind-of-ice-diamonds/ |
Diamonds In Antarctica, A Possibility After New Rock Discovery |
18 December 2013, The Inquisitr |
http://www.inquisitr.com/1065436/diamonds-in-antarctica-a-possibility-after-new-rock-discovery/ |
Experts find kimberlite rock in Antarctic |
18 December 2013, IOL |
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/experts-find-kimberlite-rock-in-antarctic-1.1624194 |
Detectan en la Antártica rocas que podrían contener diamantes |
18 December 2013, Latercera |
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Are there diamonds in Antarctica? It's possible, scientists say |
18 December 2013, Mother Nature Network |
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Rock Hosting Diamonds Discovered Under Antarctic Ice |
18 December 2013, Science World Report |
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Diamanten-Gestein in der Antarktis entdeckt |
18 December 2013, Scinexx |
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Antarktis: Geologen finden Hinweise auf Diamanten |
18 December 2013, SPIEGEL ONLINE |
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Antarctica may have a new type of ice - diamonds |
18 December 2013, The Straits Times |
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Rock points to potential diamond haul in Antarctica |
18 December 2013, Technology.org |
http://www.technology.org/2013/12/18/rock-points-potential-diamond-haul-antarctica/ |
First 'bona fide' diamond-bearing rock discovery made in Antarctica |
18 December 2013, Wired.co.uk |
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-12/18/antarctic-diamonds |
Antrctica might have new type of ice daimonds |
19 December 2013, Gulfnews.com |
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/antarctica-may-have-a-new-type-of-ice-diamonds-1.1268773 |
Are there diamonds in Antarctica? Precious stones could be lurking under pole's ice - but no one is allowed to mine them |
19 December 2013, Daily Mail |
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Sparkling discovery: Antarctica may contain diamonds |
19 December 2013, FOX News |
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/12/19/sparkling-discovery-antarctica-may-contain-diamonds/ |
There may be ice under ice |
19 December 2013, The Hindu |
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/there-may-be-ice-under-ice/article5479639.ece |
It's not gold in the frozen hills of Antarctica, my boy, it's DIAMONDS |
20 December 2013, The Register |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/20/scientists_find_evidence_of_supermans_fortress_of_solitude/ |
Diamond host rock found in Antarctica |
23 December 2013, Science Alert - Australia & New Zealand |
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Rohstoffe: Unter der Antarktis schlummern Diamanten |
24 December 2013, Die Welt |
http://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article123276194/Unter-der-Antarktis-schlummern-Diamanten.html |