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Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 67 km southwest of Yonakuni, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan, on 29 Jul… Volcano Discovery00:55
Iceland is the tip of a lost, sunken continent, wild new theory suggests ScienceAlert20:59
Ancient animal fossils found in Canada rocks Daily Hampshire Gazette20:58
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Oldest fossils of animals may be in Canada rocks, study says Centre Daily Times, Pennsylvania11:10
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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 67 km southwest of Yonakuni, Japan Volcano Discovery00:55

Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 67 km southwest of Yonakuni, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan, on 29 Jul… Volcano Discovery00:55

Video: Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano Erupts Again, Throwing Titanic Column of Hot Ash Into Air Sputnik00:22

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Tafea Province, 150 km southeast of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on 29 Jul 2:16 pm… Volcano Discovery00:15

Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 175 km south of Altay, Xinjiang, China, on 29 Jul 10:40 am (GMT +8) Volcano Discovery00:15

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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 03:18 (GMT) Volcano Discovery23:34 28-Jul-21

890 million-year-old fossil could be earliest animal life yet discovered CNET23:23 28-Jul-21

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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Near Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, on Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 00:54 (GMT) Volcano Discovery21:22 28-Jul-21

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Significant magnitude 5.5 earthquake 96 km west of Trujillo, Peru Volcano Discovery21:01 28-Jul-21

Iceland Is The Tip of a Lost, Sunken Continent, Wild New Theory Suggests ScienceAlert20:59 28-Jul-21

Ruapehu in slow warm up Stuff.co.nz20:58 28-Jul-21

Ancient animal fossils found in Canada rocks Daily Hampshire Gazette20:58 28-Jul-21

Magnitude 3.4 earthquake strikes near Toyah, Reeves County, Texas, USA Volcano Discovery20:41 28-Jul-21

Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Peru on Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 00:32 (GMT) Volcano Discovery20:41 28-Jul-21

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890 million-year-old sponge fossil discovery could rewrite animal history CNET19:29 28-Jul-21

Just 3 hot spots in the world, but we'll hear about them Ontario Geofish (Weblog)19:17 28-Jul-21

Geologist may have discovered oldest animal fossils ever USA Today EU19:14 28-Jul-21

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Rare Bird Missing for 605 Days and Presumed Dead Surfaces on Hawaiian Volcano Inside Edition18:57 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - New Zealand on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 22:33 (GMT) Volcano Discovery18:49 28-Jul-21

The Messages in the Marsquakes The Wall Street Journal18:47 28-Jul-21

Wastewater disposal method may limit earthquakes caused by fracking UPI17:42 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 21:13 (GMT) Volcano Discovery17:27 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 247 km north of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, on 29 Jul 6:10 am (GMT +9) Volcano Discovery17:27 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on 29 Jul 9:06 am (GMT +12) Volcano Discovery17:17 28-Jul-21

890-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study The Scientist17:16 28-Jul-21

Now we know what the guts of Mars look like Syfy17:00 28-Jul-21

Moderate magnitude 4.3 quake hits 56 km southeast of Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico early afternoon Volcano Discovery16:57 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Mexico: 19 Km Al NOROESTE De RIO GRANDE, OAX, on 2021-07-28 15:23:21 (Hora de México) Volcano Discovery16:47 28-Jul-21

First sign of animal life on Earth may be a sponge fossil The Olympian, Washington16:37 28-Jul-21

Desert Roses: Details We Know About This Natural Phenomenon Grunge16:30 28-Jul-21

Video: Indonesian Sinabung Volcano Erupts Again, Throwing Titanic Column of Hot Ash Sputnik16:27 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Qinghai, China, on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 19:24 (GMT) Volcano Discovery15:55 28-Jul-21

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 162 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2021-07-28… Volcano Discovery15:55 28-Jul-21

Oldest fossils of animals may be in Canadian rocks, study says Los Angeles Times15:01 28-Jul-21

Earliest animal fossils, almost 1 billion years old, said discovered in Canada The Times of Israel15:01 28-Jul-21

Iceland may be the tip of a sunken continent Live Science14:58 28-Jul-21

Why Western Ghats are seeing landslides Hindustan Times14:40 28-Jul-21

Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake 51 km southeast of Hasaki, Japan Volcano Discovery14:34 28-Jul-21

Sponge-like fossils found in Canada may be earliest record of animal life on Earth Global News14:01 28-Jul-21

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A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes Massachusetts Institute of Technology12:58 28-Jul-21

The Weird Truth About Earthquake Lightning Grunge12:45 28-Jul-21

Canadian mountain range may be home to oldest animal fossils Canadian National Observer12:27 28-Jul-21

EDC planning additional geothermal project in the Philippines ThinkGeoEnergy12:22 28-Jul-21

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA Volcano Discovery11:52 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 52 Km NW of Toyah, Texas, on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 15:28 (GMT) Volcano Discovery11:52 28-Jul-21

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, on 29 Jul 12:52 am (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery11:52 28-Jul-21

Experts Cite Challenges, Progress Toward Geothermal’s Holy Grail Renewable Energy Magazine11:50 28-Jul-21

Do these fossilized structures belong to Earth’s first animals? Science Magazine11:39 28-Jul-21

Earthquake: 3.5 quake reported near Paso Robles, Calif. Los Angeles Times11:38 28-Jul-21

Giant friction experiment at Kilauea volcano ScienceDaily11:36 28-Jul-21

Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico Volcano Discovery11:31 28-Jul-21

Medium-depth geothermal an energy option for Luxembourg ThinkGeoEnergy11:31 28-Jul-21

'We have seen devastating flooding' - £82.1m plan for flood defence schemes North-West Evening Mail11:25 28-Jul-21

Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA Volcano Discovery11:21 28-Jul-21

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - PUEBLA, MEXICO, on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 14:52 (GMT) Volcano Discovery11:21 28-Jul-21

Dozens of new viruses found in 15,000-year-old glacier ice 7News Denver11:19 28-Jul-21

Managing earthquakes triggered by oil production University of California, Riverside11:19 28-Jul-21

Possible poriferan body fossils in early Neoproterozoic microbial reefs Nature.com11:15 28-Jul-21

A process-based approach to understanding and managing triggered seismicity Nature.com11:15 28-Jul-21

Has the world’s oldest known animal been discovered? Nature.com11:15 28-Jul-21

Oldest fossils of animals may be in Canada rocks, study says Centre Daily Times, Pennsylvania11:10 28-Jul-21

Robin Richards announces double soundtrack album with lead piece “Obon” The Line Of Best Fit11:06 28-Jul-21

79 pct of buildings in Turkey are vulnerable to earthquakes: report Turkish Minute11:04 28-Jul-21

The earliest animal ever discovered? 890 million-year-old sponge could rewrite history CNET11:00 28-Jul-21

This Sponge Fossil May Be the Earliest Record of Animal Life Smithsonian Magazine11:00 28-Jul-21

Earthly rocks point way to water hidden on Mars Penn State News10:55 28-Jul-21

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Curiosity Mars Rover: New Parking Position Leonard David's Inside Outer Space (Weblog)10:41 28-Jul-21

Small earthquake of magnitude 3.1 just reported 9 miles southwest of Bridgeport, California, United States Volcano Discovery10:30 28-Jul-21

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