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How Geologists Determined The Way That Mountains Formed

How Geologists Determined The Way That Mountains Formed

Mount Everest, view from Kala Patthar (5.700 m), with most important geological formations added. Image by Uwe Gille (20…

Scientists simulate Earth's middle crust to understand earthquakes

Scientists simulate Earth's middle crust to understand earthquakes

Researchers have for the first time been able to measure a material's resistance to fracturing from various types…

Find Your Birthstone by Month

Find Your Birthstone by Month

Find Your Birthstones And Get Interesting Facts About Them Birthstone is a gemstone associated with a person's birt…

Time Between Volcanic Trigger and Eruption?

Time Between Volcanic Trigger and Eruption?

How long is the interval between the trigger for a volcanic eruption and the eruption itself? A new study by LMU volcano…

Cooling Climate Caused Crocodilian Retreat

Cooling Climate Caused Crocodilian Retreat

Fluctuating sea levels and global cooling caused a significant decline in the number of crocodilian species over m…

Octahedral Fluorite Crystals on Quartz

Octahedral Fluorite Crystals on Quartz

Octahedral fluorite crystals are naturally formed mineral crystals of fluorite (CaF₂) that grow in the shape of an octahedr…

How fossil corals can shed light on Earth's past climate

How fossil corals can shed light on Earth's past climate

Researchers have used radiocarbon measured in deep-sea fossil corals to shed light on carbon dioxide levels durin…

Meteorite Bashing Changed Earth's Chemistry

Meteorite Bashing Changed Earth's Chemistry

This artist rendering handout by the CNRS on Wednesday shows "Collision of a rock body with the early Earth, causin…

The Largest Black Diamond Ever Found

The Largest Black Diamond Ever Found

Sergio is the largest carbonado and the largest rough diamond ever found. It weighs 3167 carats and was found in the …

The Diamond Cutting Process

The Diamond Cutting Process

Diamond cutting is the practice of changing a diamond from a rough stone into a faceted gem. Cutting diamond requires spe…

Rift Valleys: Continental Rift and Sedimentary Processes

Rift Valleys: Continental Rift and Sedimentary Processes

A rift is a linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart, a process known as extensional …

Rainbow Mountains In China's Danxia Landform

Rainbow Mountains In China's Danxia Landform

The Rainbow Mountains are part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in China's Gansu province. They are fa…

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