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March 6, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe reason the Middle East has so much oil is the same reason it’s all stuck there…

During the ”snowball Earth” period about 700m years ago, Earth’s climate shut down. The planet was encased in ice and insulated from seasonal variations: spring, summer,…

February 10, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe quirky geology behind Olympic curling stonesThe rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from…

As recent manoeuvres over Greenland have made plain, this mostly ice-covered island contains some of the greatest stores of natural resources in the world, with huge…

This article is part of a package in collaboration with Forbes on time capsules, preserving information and communicating with the future. Read more from the report.Stuff…