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…
October 2018
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’s Barn Doorstop Revealed as Rare $100,000 Meteorite
A rock used as a barn doorstop on a Michigan farm for over 30 years has turned out to be a massive meteorite worth more than…
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 Flowerstone
Chrysanthemum Stone, also known as Flower Stone, is a unique and visually striking rock characterized by its flower-like pat…
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…
A Wrench in Earth's Engine: Stagnant Slabs
Something’s broken inside Earth? Scientists explore why millennia-old process has stalled Scientists have diagnosed th…
