April 2020

Fault Lines in Utah Are Much Bigger Than Previously Thought, Study Says
Fault Lines in Utah Are Much Bigger Than Previously Thought, Study Says

Fault Lines in Utah Are Much Bigger Than Previously Thought, Study Says. Fault lines along the Wasatch front are much bigger than initial...

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Earth’s Plate Tectonics Began Over 3.2 Billion Years Ago
Earth’s Plate Tectonics Began Over 3.2 Billion Years Ago

Earth’s Plate Tectonics Began Over 3.2 Billion Years Ago. Prof. Roger Fu, an author on the study, poses on an outcrop of the Honeyeater B...

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New Seismic Map of North America Reveals a Continent Under Tremendous Stress
New Seismic Map of North America Reveals a Continent Under Tremendous Stress

The new seismic stress map of North America. Image: Jens-Erik Lund Snee and Mark Zoback How do mountains form? What forces are need...

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World's Largest Quartz Crystal Cluster
World's Largest Quartz Crystal Cluster

World's Largest Quartz Crystal Cluster. Size: 3m wide, 3m high Weight: 14100kg World's largest quartz crystal cluster on displ...

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Ammolite: Fossilized Ammonites Gem
Ammolite: Fossilized Ammonites Gem

Ammolite: Fossilized Ammonites Gem. Rare Giant Natural Ammolite From Alberta, Canada. Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone foun...

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Snowflake Obsidian
Snowflake Obsidian

Snowflake Obsidian. Photo: spiritrockshop Obsidian, a dark volcanic glass, has a smooth, glossy appearance. Snowflake obsidian is a t...

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The Most Detailed Look Inside the World's Oldest Dinosaur Eggs
The Most Detailed Look Inside the World's Oldest Dinosaur Eggs

The fossilised skulls of dinosaur embryos that died within their eggs about 200m years ago, have been digitally reconstructed by scientists...

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Billietite Crystal
Billietite Crystal

Photo: Joy Desor Mineralanalytik   Billietite is an uncommon mineral of Uranium that contains Barium. It usually occurs as clear yellow orth...

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How We Discovered Slow Earthquakes That Happen Over Weeks or Even Months
How We Discovered Slow Earthquakes That Happen Over Weeks or Even Months

You’re probably familiar with earthquakes as relatively short, sharp shocks that can shake the ground, topple buildings and tear rips ...

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Radioactive Metaheinrichite
Radioactive Metaheinrichite

Radioactive Metaheinrichite. Photo: Mintreasure.com   Plenty of beautiful tabular yellow crystals of rare metaheinrichite on matrix from the...

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Amber With Two Flies That Got Stuck Mating 40 Million Years Ago Discovered
Amber With Two Flies That Got Stuck Mating 40 Million Years Ago Discovered

Two mating, long-legged flies trapped in clear, honey-coloured amber, approximately 41 million years ago. (Photo: Jeffrey Stilwell) ...

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Bizarre Life-forms Found Thriving in Ancient Rocks Beneath the Seafloor
Bizarre Life-forms Found Thriving in Ancient Rocks Beneath the Seafloor

Bizarre Life-forms Found Thriving in Ancient Rocks Beneath the Seafloor In 2013, scientists were stunned to find microbes thriving dee...

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