August 2017

Iron Carbonates in Earth's Mantle Help Form Diamonds

Iron Carbonates with SiO4 Under the peculiar conditions present deep in the Earth's mantle, iron carbonates can p…

NASA Sees Washington State 'Under Fire'

Photo: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite's Visible…

New Material Reportedly Changes Shape When Light Hits It

A team of scientists has recently unveiled a new material, a type of perovskites which can reportedly change its shape as it…

Construction Workers Unearth Rare Fossil in Thornton, Colorado

Construction crews uncovered a rare dinosaur fossil in Thornton on Friday,(Photo: City of Thornton) A construction crew…

Is Global Warming Fueling Increased Wildfire Risks?

A wildfire rages on in Black Forest, Colorado June 12, 2013. Its thick, bone-dry forests have contributed to the blaze. R…

Scientists Make It Rain Diamonds in the Lab

Photo: IES Consult Scientists Create 'Diamond Rain' That Forms Interior of Icy Giant     In an experiment …

New Mineral Discovered in Hekla Volcano in Iceland

The new minerals were discovered in so-called fumaroles. A fumarole is an opening in the Earth, found near to volcanoes, …

Climate Change Won’t Stop Stony Corals From Making Rock

Stalactite-lined Agatized Coral from Withlacoochee River, Lowndes Co., Georgia New research suggests stony corals may…

How Continents Were Recycled

How Continents Were Recycled Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have used computer simulations to analyse how pla…

Flat Earthers Claim The Solar Eclipse Just Proved Earth Is Flat

Flat Earth model and Sun As your news feed slowly starts to die down with news about last week’s solar eclipse, h…

Extremely Rare Fancy Red Diamond Could Sell for Millions

The Argyle Everglow, a 2.11-carat Fancy Red diamond, is the largest red diamond in the 33-year history of the Argyle Pink…

Ancient Earth’s Hot Interior Created 'Graveyard' of Continental Slabs

Plate tectonics has shaped the Earth's surface for billions of years: Continents and oceanic crust have pushed …

Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created Endless Night and 18-month Winter as It Rained Fire

Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million y…

'Pink Star' Diamond: the World's Most Expensive Gem

A giant diamond named the " Pink Star " broke the world record for a gemstone sold at auction when it fetche…

The Planggenstock Crystal Treasure Unearthed

For millions of years an unrivalled treasure has grown inside the Planggenstock in the Gotthard massiv. Until it was discove…