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What made Earth a giant snowball 700M years ago? Scientists have an answer

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Professor Dietmar Müller points to carbonates overlying glacial deposits in the Flinders Ranges. Photo: Dr Adriana...
Professor Dietmar Müller points to carbonates overlying glacial deposits in the Flinders Ranges. Photo: Dr Adriana Dutkiewicz Co-author Professor Dietmar Müller from the University of Sydney said: "Geology ruled climate at this time. We think the Sturtian ice age kicked in due to a double whammy: a plate tectonic re...

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