February 2020

Rare Lizard Fossil Preserved in Amber

A tiny lizard forefoot of the genus Anolis is trapped in amber that is about 15 to 20 million years old. Credit: Jonas Ba…

Extreme Heat of Vesuvius Eruption Turned a Man's Brain to 'Glass'

A man who died in Herculaneum during the historic Vesuvius eruption was found with an exploded skull and glass-like brain ti…

Ancient Armadillo The Size Of A Car Discovered By Farmer In Argentina

The fossils of four ancient armadillos the size of cars have been discovered by a farmer in Argentina. A farmer in Argentina…

Billion-year-old Seaweed is Oldest Green Plant Fossil Ever Found

Green seaweeds, which may have looked like this when they were alive, might be ancestors to all land plants Photo: Dingh…

Earth Has a New Geologic Age: The Chibanian

A photo shows the cliffside in Japan's Chiba prefecture that's part of a line of sediment that recorded the geolo…

Rare And Fleeting 'Volcanoes' Have Been Erupting at Lake Michigan

"Ice volcanoes" can be seen erupted on Sunday along the shore of Lake Michigan. (National Weather Service Grand…

Chalcanthite: Uses, Toxicity, Occurrence, Properties

Chalcanthite is a richly colored blue/green water-soluble sulfate mineral CuSO 4 ·5H 2 O . It is commonly found in the late-…

Huge-clawed Predatory Dinosaur Discovery in Victoria

Fossilised 20 centimetre long hand claw of theropod discovered at Eric the West site on Victoria’s Otway Coast. Image cre…

More Than 99 Carats of Arkansas Diamonds Found at Park in 2019

Pat Choate, of Jacksonville, found a 3.29-carat brown diamond she named "Illusive Dream," calling it a dream co…

Smoky Quartz: The Black Variety of Quartz

Smoky quartz is a type of quartz crystal that is known for its smoky brown or gray color. It is formed when natural rad…

Frozen Bird Found in Siberia is 46,000 Years Old

Fossil hunters find 'ice bird' from 46,000 years ago that looks like it died 'yesterday' Scientists have …

New Research Reveals Violent Birth of Continent Zealandia

Continent Zealandia Recent seafloor drilling has revealed that the "hidden continent " of Zealandia -- a r…

Oldest Record Of Primitive Bee With Pollen Dates Back 100 Million Years

100-million-year-old Discoscapa apicula. The bee is carrying four beetle triungulins. Credit: George Poinar Jr., OSU Coll…

Biggest Turtle That Ever Lived Had 10 Foot Shell With Horns

Biggest Turtle That Ever Lived Had 10 Foot Shell With Horns The huge extinct freshwater turtle Stupendemys geographicus, …

Moss Agate: Formation, Properties, Occurrence, Uses

Moss agate is a semi-precious gemstone that gets its name from the dendritic inclusions that resemble moss. Moss agate is a …