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The Quanta Podcast

Every Tuesday, editor in chief Samir Patel sits down with writers and editors to discuss our most thought-provoking stories in science and math. Audio editions of Quanta’s stories with Susan Valot will appear biweekly on Thursdays.

All Episodes about geology

Inside Scientists’ Life-Saving Prediction of the Iceland Eruption

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A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life

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Artistic representation of water radiolysis supporting life below ground.

Radioactivity May Fuel Life Deep Underground and Inside Other Worlds

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A mosaic of five microscope images of igneous rocks. The rocks are dappled with blue, pink, orange and multicolor inclusions.

Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life

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Graphical model of a cubic earth.

Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

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A Universal Law for the ‘Blood of the Earth’

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Thumbnail for Heavy Late Bombardment

Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start

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How Life and Luck Changed Earth’s Minerals

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