Northwestern University has announced the winners of the 2024 Nemmers Prizes in Earth sciences, economics and mathematics. The biennial prizes recognize top scholars for their lasting contributions to new knowledge, outstanding achievements and the development of significant new modes of analysis.
According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications , an international team of researchers discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in South Africa. Earth’s Oldest Remaining Groundwater, Aged at 1.2 Billion Years Old, Discovered in South Africa.