October 2022

Gravity Is Still Shaping Earth's Surface From Deep Within, New Study Finds

A map of Earth's 'geoid'. The shape the planet would take under the influence of gravity if there were no winds …

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO 3 . In its (rare) pure form, it is typically …

First-time visitors to Yosemite Valley gape in awe at the sheer granite wall of El Capitan and the neatly sliced face of H…

Mt. Edgecumbe photographed from the air (Photo by Max Kaufman/USGS) Magma beneath long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in …

Boleite is a complex halide mineral. Boleite is a rare secondary mineral from copper deposits, typical of arid climates in a…

Edmontosaurus . Credit: Natee Puttapipat, CC-BY The term “mummy” is often used to describe dinosaur fossils with fossiliz…

35-Million-Year-Old Amber Found To Contain An Unknown Group Of Insects. The male Calliarcys antiquus preserved in Eocene Bal…

Schematic model of fluvial systems both before and after the development of land plants: before the Devonian period, minimal…

Busycon fossil snail shell geode lined with yellowish calcite crystals from the Quaternary of Florida, USA. Photo: James St.…

Researchers say they've found new evidence of an "ocean" deep inside the Earth. After analyzing an extremely r…

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart -- the oldest ever found -- alongside a separate fossilised stomach…