July 2018

Hawaii's Main Coastline Expanded 1.5 Kilometres Due to Lava

Lava flows approaching Kapoho Bay in the lower East Rift Zone of Hawaii Hawaii’s main island coastline has extended i…

Largest Dinosaur Foot to Date Discovered in Wyoming in US

brachiosaur foot bones below a tail of a Camarasaurus. University of Kansas expedition crew member as a scale. Credit: t…

Wavellite: Arkansas Radial Mineral

Wavellite is a rare phosphate mineral that crystallizes into clusters, stalactites, needle-like crystals, or spherical str…

Rare Baby Snake Fossil Found in Amber

Scientists working in Myanmar have uncovered a nearly 100-million-year-old baby snake encased in amber. Dating back to the L…

Yellowstone Super-volcano Eruptions Were Produced by Gigantic Ancient Oceanic Plate

Photo: IngerEriksen/istock For decades, experts believed that the supervolcano was powered by magma. Yellowstone is N…

Newly Discovered Armored Dinosaur Lived on a Lost Continent

'Really remarkable species': New armoured dinosaur discovered in southern Utah. Akainacephalus skull Fossils o…

Oregon Sunstone: Where to Find Sunstone

Sunstone is a type of feldspar mineral known for its unique and attractive appearance. It is typically found in shades of re…

Geologists Find Out How Over 2.6 Ga Years Old Rocks Were Formed at Limpopo Complex

Geologists Find Out How Over 2.6 Ga Years Old Rocks Were Formed at Limpopo Complex Cratons (from the Greek "po…

Cracks Are Appearing in The Rocks Near Yellowstone

The iconic Yellowstone crater Rangers have temporarily closed off parts of Grand Teton National Park after guides noti…

A Quadrillion Tons of Diamond. Under Your Feet

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and colleagues said the findings are unlikely t…

Moonstone: Colors and Types of Moonstone

What is Moonstone Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8 and belong…

How ‘Worms’ End Up in Fool’s Gold Fossils

Tubelike fossils of an animal known as Conotubus hemiannulatus. Credit: Schiffbauer et al. Fool's gold helps expl…

New Island of Lava Growing Off the Coast of Hawaiian Island

Lava has filled Kapoho Bay, on Hawaii's Big Island. © USGS Scientists discovered what appears to be a “new island”…

Scientists Discover Earth's Youngest Banded Iron Formation

Scientists Discover Earth's Youngest Banded Iron Formation Photo: Ryan Srseg Discovery provides evidence of i…

Vancouver Island Just Moved Away From the Coast

A graphic displays ETS tremor events over the last month. You might not have noticed it, but over the last few mont…

Rose Quartz: Pink Color, Properties, Uses

Rose quartz is a variety of quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. Rose quartz is one of the most popular gems…