Earth Recycles Ocean Floor Into Diamonds
Scientists recreated salty diamond deposits in a high-pressure, high-temperature experiment, suggesting that many of Eart…
May 2019
Some Dinosaurs Crawled Before Walking, Just Like Human Babies
The whole skeleton of a baby Mussaurus patagonicus, roughly 1 month old. Image courtesy of ESRF / C Argoud Early Speci…
Hiroshimaites: Hiroshima Bomb Created Asteroid Impact-Like Glass
Some examples of the diverse range of particles collected from beach sands in Japan’s Motoujima Peninsula. Image: M. M. …
Flysch Sequence Formation
Flysch Sequence Formation Definition Flysch is a sequence of sedimentary rock layers that progress from deep-water and turbi…
Oldest Meteorite Collection on Earth Found in One of the Driest Places
Large meteorite found in the Atacama Desert. Photo by Jérôme Gattacceca (CEREGE). Click on the image for a larger version…
Study Identifies Lherzolite as a Source Rock for Diamond Deposits
Lherzolitic garnet inclusion inside a diamond collected from the De Beers Group Victor Mine. Photo courtesy of Anetta Ban…
Scientists Solve Mystery of Yellow Egyptian Desert Glass
Scientists Solve Mystery of Yellow Egyptian Desert Glass (Linnas/iStock) A strange kind of yellow, exotic glass found…
The Largest Ammonite Ever Found
The largest ammonite fossil ever found is a specimen of the species Parapuzosia seppenradensis. It was discovered in Germ…
Newly Discovered Cousin of T. Rex Was a Pint-Sized Killer
This photo provided by Virginia Tech shows the fossilized bones of Suskityrannus hazelae. A new relative of the Tyr…
From Earth's Deep Mantle, Scientists Find a New Way Volcanoes Form
Bermuda has a unique volcanic past. About 30 million years ago, a disturbance in the mantle’s transition zone supplied th…
The Moon Is Shrinking and That's Causing Moonquakes
This prominent thrust fault on the moon is one of thousands discovered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). …
Ninety-nine-million-year-old Ammonite Trapped in Amber Discovered
Amber Piece Showing Most Large Inclusions Credit NIGPAS Ancient marine organisms found trapped in amber alongside bug…
Moonstone Vs Opal — What's the Difference?
Definition: Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8 and belo…
Another Bat-Winged Dinosaur Has Been Found
A new Jurassic non-avian theropod dinosaur from 163 million-year-old fossil deposits in northeastern China provides new info…
Earth's Core Shares Odd Similarity With Salad Dressing
A laser-heated diamond anvil cell is used to simulate the pressure and temperature conditions of Earth’s core. Inset show…
Scientists Discover Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Skin in Korea
Scientists found the perfectly preserved skin traces inside footprints left by a tiny theropod. Photo by Kyung Soo Kim, e…
A 99-Million-Year-Old Millipede, Perfectly Preserved in Amber
The newly described millipede (Burmanopetalum inexpectatum) seen in amber. Credit: Leif Moritz Amber from Age of th…
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