October 2018

99-Million-year-old Frog Found Encased in Amber

Electrorana limoae. (Credit: U. Florida) About 99 million years ago in what’s now Myanmar, sap suddenly trapped a tin…

New Report Classifies 18 US Volcanoes as 'Very High Threat'

Photo: Google Map The USGS Has Just Listed These 18 North American Volcanoes as "Very High" Risk Governm…

Quake Split a Tectonic Plate in Two, and Geologists Are Shaken

Quake Split a Tectonic Plate in Two, and Geologists Are Shaken. (Photo: USGS) An intense temblor in Mexico was just …

Faults Discovered on Mt. Hood Could Trigger 7.2 Earthquake, Researchers Say

Google Map Researchers say active fault lines on Mount Hood could potentially trigger a 7.2 magnitude quake that coul…

Life Cycle of Sulphur Predicts Location of Valuable Minerals

Sulfur Miners Story Traditional In Mount Ijen , East Java , Indonesia A team of researchers from The University of Wes…

Mineral Discoveries in the Galapagos Islands Pose a Puzzle as to Their Formation and Origin

A Typical Zircon With Clearly Pronounced Concentric Zoning. Credit: Alfred Kröner The Galapagos archipelago is one …

New Study Confirms That Earth's Inner Core Is Solid

Core Issue. Photo: Thinkstock Researchers report that they’ve observed seismic waves traversing the Earth’s inner cor…

Michigan Man Discovers His Doorstop Actually a Meteorite Worth $100,000

Michigan Man Discovers His Doorstop Actually a Meteorite Worth $100,000. The Edmore meteorite found in northeast Montcalm…

How Rare Minerals Form When Meteorites Slam Into Earth

Photo: © Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya The discovery of a rare mineral (reidite) at the Woodleigh meteorite impact str…

Climate Change Could Lead to Global Beer Crisis

Photo: Getty Images Climate change threatens to cause global prices to soar along with global temperatures, as drough…

Chrysanthemum Stone: Natural Flower Stone

Chrysanthemum stone is a type of limestone that is named for its distinctive flower-like patterns. It is a relatively rare a…

Rare Snail Found in Dinosaur-era Amber

Rare Snail Found in Dinosaur-era Amber Photo courtesy of Associate Professor Lida Xing, China University of Geosciences,…

Mount Etna's Slide Into the Sea Could Trigger a Catastrophic Collapse

Photograph by Am Design Gravity is pulling Mount Etna toward the sea, raising the possibility that the flank of …

4-Billion-Year-Old Crystals Offer Clues to the Origins of Life

What did earth look like more than 4 billion years ago? This was before humans carved its wonders on stone, before tre…

What Are Rare Earths, Crucial Elements in Modern Technology?

A handful of europium. Most Americans use rare earth elements every day – without knowing it, or knowing anything a…

A Geyser Erupted in Yellowstone and 80 Years of Human Trash Poured Out

On Sept. 15, Yellowstone National Park's Ear Spring geyser erupted in its most violent display since 1957. For several…