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World’s Richest Island Mined Into Oblivion: Inside Nauru’s $50K-a-Head Boom and Brutal Bust (Video)
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World’s Richest Island Mined Into Oblivion: Inside Nauru’s $50K-a-Head Boom and Brutal Bust (Video)

Surfer·Dashel Pierson·3 days ago
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Nauru Island was once one of the wealthiest countries in the world, thanks to phosphate deposits. But it has been mined into oblivion, leaving the remote island nation struggling.

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Trace basaltic glass microorganisms from 1.9 Gya were likely seeking phosphate near hydrothermal vents
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Trace basaltic glass microorganisms from 1.9 Gya were likely seeking phosphate near hydrothermal vents

Reddit r/evolution·u/jnpha·about 1 month ago
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New open-access article: * Papineau, Dominic. "Ichnofossils in volcanic glass from palaeoproterozoic hydrothermal vents were burrowed by microorganisms probably seeking phosphate." _Communications Earth & Environment_ (2026).…

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Scientists discover hidden ocean methane source that could worsen global warming
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Scientists discover hidden ocean methane source that could worsen global warming

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·about 2 months ago
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Scientists have discovered that methane in the open ocean is produced by microbes under nutrient-poor conditions, solving a long-standing mystery. As warming oceans reduce nutrient mixing, these methane-producing microbes may thrive.…

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