January 2021

Mineral Often Found on Mars Discovered Deep in Antarctic Ice

Jarosite crystal. photo by: Christian Rewitzer Martian mineral, rare on Earth, found locked in Antarctic ice Scientists bo…

The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Every Year The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Every Year, Pushing the Americas Away…

Some 200 million years ago, the supercontinent of Pangea split apart and created the continents we see on Earth today, se…

You never know what you're going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate, but a new specimen is eve…

Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be the World's Largest Land Animal Ever. Paleontologists discovered the fossili…

Wave Rock is a granite cliff face located near Hyden, Western Australia. It is 15 meters high and 110 meters long, and it is…

Mylonite from near Røragen, Norway. Photo: Mikenorton Subduction happens when one tectonic plate slides under another plat…

Amazing Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geode Discovered by Miners There are probably thousands of heart-shaped gems manufactured for…

Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predator…

Credit: Government of Yukon A wolf cub that was found mummified in northern Canada lived at least 56,000 years ago, scient…

When Yellowstone National Park's Steamboat Geyser—which shoots water higher than any active geyser in the world—reawak…