The worm shaped animal would have lived inside of a porous tube, and used its “U” shaped structure to attach itself in place within the t...
Unraveling Secrets of Diamond Formation
Understanding the global carbon cycle provides scientists with vital clues about the planet's habitability. It's the reason...
New Dinosaur Species With Spiky Backbone Discovered in Argentina
A replica of the skull and neck of the "Bajadasaurus pronuspinax," a new species of sauropod discovered in Patagonia The d...
Massive Bolivian Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below Earth's Surface
Scientists aren't sure how high the underground mountains are, but said they could be bigger than anything above Earth's surface ...
Mantle Plumes Can Destroy Diamonds
Examples of rough diamonds from the Letseng mine, Lesotho Kimberlites (pipe-like bodies) are the host rocks for the majority of dia...
Giant Dinosaur Trackway Discovered in Queensland
The three dinosaur footprint types found at the site: the left footprints of a sauropod (outlined in blue). Credit: Swinburne University ...
Rare Spider Fossil Preserves 100-Million-Year-Old Glowing Eyes
Flint rock preserved characteristics of the spider fossils differently than the more common amber-preserved spiders. Glowing Spider Eyes,...
Extratropical Volcanoes Influence Climate More Than Assumed
The eruption of Sarychev Peak in 2009 seen from the ISS. The eruption transported sulphur gases into the stratosphere. Eruption...
Earth's Largest Extinction Event Likely Took Plants First
Chaleuria cirrosa fossil land plant (Lower Devonian; New Brunswick, southeastern Canada Little life could endure the Earth-spanni...