June 2020

A Billion Years Missing From Geologic Record

A hiker walks along a road near Manitou Springs, Colorado, where an exposed outcrop shows a feature known as the “Great U…

Recycled ancient crust returns to the oceanic ridges. Credit: Caroline McNiel/National MagLab Thank goodness for the …

(Photo: Arkansas State Parks) A 56-year-old Arkansas woman was close to leaving Crater of Diamonds State Park in Mur…

The dark violet-blue gemstones were found by miner Saniniu Laizer in one of the tanzanite mines in the northern part of T…

An animation summarising the team's observations. A fault zone is embedded in host rock and exhibits geometric warp…

The Steamboat Tourmaline is a world-famous specimen of elbaite tourmaline, a variety of tourmaline that is known for its vi…

Giant Ancient Egg Found in Antarctica Could Be First From a Mosasaur. The fossil egg, which looks like a deflated footballLe…

Rare Caledonite Crystals. From: Victoria, Pozo Almonte, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile Credit: Christian Rewitzer …

Sunset at Delicate Arch (Arches National Park, Utah). Two new studies from University of Utah researchers show what …

Earthquakes send sound waves through the Earth. Seismograms record the echoes as those waves travel along the core-mantle…

Dinosaur Remains Reveal Surprising Remnants In Its Stomach. The holotype specimen on display at the Royal Tyrell Museum …

Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park. Credit: National Park Service. The biggest super-eruption ever to be re…

Scientists Discover New Forms of Feldspars. Amazonite, the blue-green variety of the feldspar Microcline with Smoky Quart…