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By Emma Pinch WHEN Scots architect John Cunningham went to choose material from a Birkenhead quarry in 1838, it was a long seam of unusable clay, which made his heart beat a little faster, rather than the quality of the excellent Wirral sandstone. He instructed the quarry foreman at Storeton to look out for any strange markings. He didn't have to wait long. "In the course of 10-12 days, after I had made the request, he sent a person over to my office in hot haste with the intelligence...

The origin of life lies in unique ocean reefs, and scientists from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have developed an approach to help investigate them better. A new article published in the November issue of Geology reveals how Dr. Miriam Andres' stromatolite investigation the first of its kind has begun to fingerprint ancient microbial pathways, increasing the understanding of how these reef-like structures form and offering a new way to...