A massive lake is bubbling in the belly of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano at temperatures ranging from 176 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, deemi...
313 Million-Year-Old Fossil Footprints at Grand Canyon
Paleontological research has confirmed a series of recently discovered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to dat...
Rainbow Meteorite Discovered in Costa Rica
Clays in a 44-millimeter-wide Aguas Zarcas fragment may hold amino acids, along with stardust that predates the Sun. LAURENCE GARVIE/CENT...
Tiny, 48-million-year-old Primitive Horse Looked Like a Badger
A reconstruction of a primitive horse the size of a small dog has revealed that the 48-million-year old creature may have looked like a m...
Kasolite Crystal Flowers
Bright yellow kasolite crystal "flowers" on matrix. Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Sha...
99-Million-Year-Old ‘Hell Ant’ Attack Captured in Amber
Photomicrograph from top view of the hell ant, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, restraining its prey, an extinct cockroach relative called Capu...
Gigantic Dinosaur Footprints Are Found on the Roof of a Cave
A scientist on a caving trip happened to spot dinosaur tracks in the ceiling of Castelbouc Cave in France. Credit: Jean-David Moreau et a...
Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Found in Japan Recognized as World's Smallest
(Photo courtesy of the University of Tsukuba and the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo)(Kyodo) A team of researchers said...
World’s ‘Smallest Dinosaur’ is Actually a Lizard Scientists Admit in Retraction
This fossil trapped in amber was thought to be a dinosaur but is likely a lizard.Credit: Lida Xing Just a couple of months following...
Rare Urchin Quartz
Rare Urchin Quartz (Quartz crystal with Mannardite phontom inside) from Brazil Photo: Mike Bowers Star Hollandite Quartz is a type of...
'Fool's Gold' May Be Valuable After All
Photo: Michigan Rocks & Minerals For the First Time, Researchers Electrically Transform Material From Non-magnetic to Magnetic...
New Study Unravels Secret to Subduction
Credit: Australian National University Subduction zones are pivotal for the recycling of Earth’s outer layer into its interior. Howev...