Nitrogen

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Chemical Tug-of-War Determines Composition of Nitrogen in the Atmosphere 17 November 2017 Feature

Now, a new study by DCO researchers provides a novel way to track the movement of nitrogen through…

Comets Made Significant Contributions to Early Earth 23 June 2017 Feature

A new analysis of comet ice and dust collected by Rosetta, a spacecraft launched by the European…

Nitrogen Exposed as a ‘Chameleon’ Element 25 May 2017 Feature

A trio of DCO members, Sami Mikhail (University of St. Andrews, UK), Peter Barry (University of…

Earth’s Largest Diamonds Form in Metal-bearing Part of Earth’s Mantle 15 December 2016 Feature

Super-deep diamonds, which form more than 380 km deep in Earth’s mantle, are invaluable tools for…

New Extremely Hard Carbon Nitride Compound Created 18 October 2016 Feature

A team led by DCO scientist Alexander Goncharov (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA) has created…

New Mantle Reference Model Probes Volatile Recycling During Subduction 26 May 2016 Feature

With the onset of plate tectonics, surface elements began cycling into deep Earth via subduction…

Magmatic Gases in German Mineral Water Reveal the Origin of Volatile Elements on Earth 25 April 2016 Feature

Because of these many modifications, the origins of Earth's volatile elements (hydrogen (water),…

Witwatersrand Diamonds Suggest Plate Tectonics Started 3.5 Billion Years Ago 13 January 2016 Feature

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with plate tectonics. As a result, Earth’s crust is…

Using Nitrogen to Study Earth’s Origins 29 June 2015 Feature

Deep Carbon Observatory scientists are interested in the origins of carbon on Earth, as well as how…

Plate Tectonics Changed the Air We Breathe 21 October 2014 Feature

Compared to its nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, Earth’s atmosphere is unusually…

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