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Inside the hunt for unknown minerals in super-deep diamonds

Diamonds formed in Earth’s lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are helping us understand the inner workings of our planet

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Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

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Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth's inner core

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Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old

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Mars may have a solid inner core like Earth does

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We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth's inner core

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Rising land under Antarctica could slow sea level rise

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Geoengineering could save the ice sheets – but only if we start soon

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Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

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The team of scientists exploring the mine galleries

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Huge deposit of natural hydrogen gas detected deep in Albanian mine

Companies are searching all over the world for deposits of geologic hydrogen that could be used as clean fuel, and a mine in Albania could give them clues about where to look

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Earth’s core is oddly squishy and we may now know why

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There's a gravity 'hole' in the Indian Ocean and now we may know why

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Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis

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Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core

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