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June 10, 2013

Ancient trapped water explains Earth's first ice age
Manchester UK (SPX) Jun 10, 2013
Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia may hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth's first ice age, say scientists. The Anglo-French study, published in the journal Nature, analysed the amount of ancient atmospheric argon gas (Ar) isotopes dissolved in the bubbles and found levels were very different to those in the air we breathe today. The researchers say their findings help explain why Earth didn't suffer its first ice age until 2.5 billion years ago, despite the ... read more

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