April 2021

How Do Slow Anomalies Beneath Subducting Slabs Affect Giant Megathrust Earthquakes?

Earthquakes and volcanoes in subduction zones may cause great human catastrophe. Previous studies on subduction zone str…

Earth’s Continental Crust Emerged 500 Million Years Earlier Than Thought

An artist’s conception of the early Earth, showing a surface bombarded by large impacts that result in the extrusion of magm…

Melting of Earth’s Crust in Western North America Investigated by Scientists

A group of University of Wyoming professors and students has identified an unusual belt of igneous rocks that stretches fo…

Ametrine: Gemstone, Properties, Formation, Occurrence

Ametrine is a naturally occurring variety of quartz that is a bicolor gemstone, displaying bands of both amethyst purple an…

How Could Surface Minerals Get in Diamonds Found in The Deepest Depths of The Earth?

How Could Surface Minerals Get in Diamonds Found in The Deepest Depths of The Earth? Diamonds that formed hundreds of kilome…

Scientists Create Crystal Stronger Than Diamond

Currently, diamond is regarded to be one of the hardest and most scratch-resistant natural materials in the world. Most diam…