Crack in East African Rift Valley Is Evidence of Continent Splitting
Crack in East African Rift Valley Is Evidence of Continent Splitting. Great Rift Valley Map A large crack, stretchin…
March 2018
'Baby' Tyrannosaur Fossil Unearthed in Montana
The Remains of What Is Likely a Juvenile T. Rex Were Discovered in Montana's Hell Creek Formation. The “fabulous”…
Scientists Say Mass Extinction Warning Signs Exist
The World's Last Male Northern White Rhinoceros, Has Died, Putting His Species On The Brink Of Extinction Mass…
Oldest Human Footprints In North America Found On Canadian Coast
On right–one tide cycle old, note the displacement rim. On left–fresh track not yet subjected to high tide. Also, note th…
Crystal Formations and Their Meanings
Crystals are the outer form of a mineral's inner order. Nearly every piece of rock of Earth is made of minerals, eac…
Formation of Minerals: Where Do Minerals Come From?
Minerals are all around you. They are used to make your house, your computer, even the buttons on your jeans. But, where do …
Massive Oil Fields in Texas Are Heaving, Sinking, and Opening Up Like Mouths
A new study by an SMU geophysical team found alarming rates of ground movement at various locations across a 4000-square…
2-Billion-Year-Old Salt Rocks Show How Earth Got More Oxygen To Support Life
A sample of 2-billion-year-old salt (pink-white recrystallized halite) with embedded fragments of calcium sulfate from a …
What Is Moldavite, and How to Spot Fake Moldavite?
What Is Moldavite Moldavite is an impact glass, produced when terrestrial silica is fused in the intense heat and pressure …
New Evidence for Plume Beneath Yellowstone National Park
Depth cross-section through the plume structure showing its connection with the Yellowstone hotspot. A pair of resear…
Benitoite: The Rarest Gemstone Found Only in California
Benitoite is a rare blue barium titanium silicate mineral, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. Beniotite is a ver…
The African Continent Is Splitting in Two and It's Happening Faster Than We Thought
Massive Rift Valley Split in Kenya, Geologists Say it'll Form a New Continent Eas…
Ash From Dinosaur-era Volcanoes Linked With Shale Oil, Gas
Handout photo of the Pavlof Volcano erupting in Alaska Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic erupti…
What is Maw-sit-sit?
Maw-sit-sit is a green gemstone that was named "maw-sit-sit" after the village where it was found in Northern Bur…
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