Rare 'Nesting Doll' Fossil Uncovers Beetle in Lizard in Snake
The fossil with an insect inside a lizard inside a snake: Incredible remains reveal 48 million-year-old food chain In coop…
October 2016
Scientists Have Managed to 'Dissolve' Water in an Emerald
Crystals with water molecules are inside nanocavities. Physicists have managed to 'dissolve' water in an eme…
This Is the First Dinosaur Brain Fossil Ever Found
The brain was discovered on a beach on Bexhill-on-Sea A dinosaur's brain, preserved in a pebble Researchers have …
Entire Himalayan Arc Can Produce Large Earthquakes
Cross-section through the Himalayan continental thrust-fault system. The main fault at the foot of the Himalayan mount…
The Great Barrier Reef Has Become A Coral Graveyard
Dead corals still provide habitat to fish but will soon crumble away. Yonge reef (Lizard Island region), October 2016. I…
Ironing Out the Mysteries of Earth's Deepest Rocks
Schematic picture of the Earth's interior. On the right is the example of the part of the X-ray diffraction image of …
USGS: Oklahoma quake likely caused by wastewater disposal
Image source: Geer Association The third-largest earthquake in Oklahoma was likely triggered by underground disposal of w…
Six-ton Chinese 'Fluorite Pearl' Is World's Largest
The fluorite mineral the stone is fashioned from is more valuable than diamonds in China A 6-ton night pearl worth 2…
Fossils of TWO 180 Million-year-old Dinosaurs Unearthed Beneath Road in China
Construction workers building a road in Lufeng County in China's Yunnan Province have unearthed two 180 million year …
Geologic History of North America Gets Overturned
Under the west coast of North America, seafloor from the Pacific Basin sinks back into the earth's mantle. The subduc…
We Just Found Out That Mercury Is Geologically Active
Nasa has released an image taken by the probe's Visual and Infrared Spectrometer (Virs) to reveal distinct features…
Diamonds Pinpoint Start of Colliding Continents
Optical photomicrograph of a sulfide-inclusion-bearing rough diamond from Botswana. Jewelers abhor diamond impurities,…
New dinosaur species Savannasaurus discovered in Australia
Savannasaurus elliottorum.Credit: Reconstruction by Travis R. Tischler / © Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural H…
Did Volcanic Activity Play a Role in Early Human Evolution and Migration?
Did volcanic activity play a role in early human evolution and migration? The great Rift Valley that runs through Eth…
Tiny Zircon Crystals Clue to Volcanic Super-eruptions
The brighter and more concentrically zoned crystals with nice straight edges are the volcanic zircons. Well travelled:…
The Coolest Agate You'll Ever See
Mother Nature can be quite the comedian, and agate specimens are no exception! From faces that look like they belong in a ca…
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