Explaining Prometheus

An @ERC_Research grant on early Earth, the detection of first fossils and biomorphs, biomimetic mineral selforganized structures and the origin of life

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

Our planet is 4.560 million years old and was, for a very long time, lifeless. At PROMETHEUS we investigate the role that silica biomorphs and other self-organized mineral structures may have played as catalyzers of prebiotic chemistry: https://t.co/rgGDAG3b9X #EUfunded #ERCgrant

[Sociedad Española de Mineralogía-SEM @EspanolaSem]

Los investigadores del proyecto ERC Prometheus han elaborado un estupendo comic, con el objetivo de que niños y mayores aprendan algo sobre viajes de campo, geologia, minerales, cristales, como se hace ciencia y la vida misma.
https://t.co/pN8Ruyjh3q

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

Early Earth could have hosted many carbonate-rich lakes, which would have had high enough phosphorus concentrations to get life started

👉https://t.co/6wWinZkuvW via @physorg_com

[PlanetWildlife @planetwildlife]

Located in #Kenya's Great Rift Valley region, Lake Bogoria is one of the five Soda Lakes of Kenya. The lake is best known for the hot springs, boiling geysers, elusive greater Kudu & a multitude of flamingos that often descend on the lake

#Planetwildlife #travel #holiday #safari

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

"2019 will be remembered as the year humanity captured the first-ever image of a black hole." Scientists supported by the 🇪🇺EU and the ERC contributed to the epic #RealBlackHole discovery. #ScienceIsWonderful https://t.co/TXMVWDzS1U

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

El secreto del #origendelavida se esconde en lagos salados, en el interior de depresiones con altas tasas de evaporación que resultan en soluciones salinas y alcalinas. Por eso se los conoce como lagos alcalinos o lagos de soda

👉https://t.co/PUv7ryHfj8

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

December 27, 1571, birthday of astronomer Johannes Kepler, also interested in #snowflakes ❄️ In 1611 he argued that their symmetry is caused by the agglomeration of "crystal units" ❄️ https://t.co/t6FixWZGI8

[Anna Clemens, PhD @scientistswrite]

Shame there aren't any descriptions of the books, but I want to check out a few of those: https://t.co/VFgJisfcm0

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

The ERC is proud to have supported this #realblackhole image. #EUfunded #Horizon2020

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

Closeup photo of Rhodochrosite stalactite from Capillitas Mine, Andagala, Catamarca, Argentina

Photo: LumenStones

#minerals #crystals

[The One You Feed @oneyoufeed]

NEW EPISODE! @davidgchristian talks about the origin of life where cells start acting with purpose and preference to survive and reproduce.
https://t.co/agVZNkSIjN
#1YF #bighistory #originstory #origin #bigbang #science #mindblowing

[Open Science @_OScience]

Deep-Earth Carbon Offers Clues About #Origin of #Life on #Earth https://t.co/67hznhq4gD @_OScience JohnsHopkins

[Max Planck Society @maxplanckpress]

Let it snow,❄️ let it snow, ❄️❄️, let it snow! ❄️❄️❄️😊[Photo of #snow crystals: Wilson Bentley, 1865 - 1931]

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

#CarambolasCósmicas ¿Podría la vida terrestre haber colonizado Europa y Encelado? https://t.co/HrX6GUEw4y vía @ABC_Ciencia

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

"Something in the water", el webcomic de nuestro proyecto @ERC_Research... ¡Ha sido seleccionado para los premios @brokenfrontier 2019! 🥳

Por favor ¡Danos tu voto hoy!

(no tendrás otra oportunidad)

👉https://t.co/PCPBCg8Ihp

[Explaining Prometheus @Prometheus_ERC]

Our @ERC_Research project's webcomic has been selected for the @brokenfrontier awards! 🥳

Please vote for it today! (you won't have another chance)

👉https://t.co/PCPBCg8Ihp

[Forbes Science @ForbesScience]

Snowflakes are simply frozen water and yet fascinating objects of research for scientists.

https://t.co/ZdXlpxYGp0

[Mr BdB @WRBdB]

#MerryChristmas
Copper in silver nitrate #chemistree
🎄 made of silver crystals.
#ChristmasEve

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

#2019Recap - We got our Christmas present very early this year – in April. In case you missed it, here it is! 🇪🇺 #EUfunded scientists helped capture the first-ever image of a #RealBlackHole! #ScienceIsWonderful!
https://t.co/CAjDCz2Uqj

[Abhik Ghosh @abhikghosh]

Potential thermodynamic insights into the #originoflife. Too bad we learn so little about irreversible #thermodynamics at university: https://t.co/fOuwQD7FPt

[Forbes Science @ForbesScience]

From a black hole to a "space face," here are 15 of the most amazing space images from 2019.

https://t.co/conHoHBh7H