Peacock Rock: minerals bornite and chalcopyrite. Peacock ore is a pet name, referring to rocks made of the minerals bornite and chalcopy...
Rainbow Obsidian
Polished Rainbow Obsidian. Photo: La Roche Mère Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass. It is formed during the eruption of...
The California Coast is Disappearing Under the Rising Sea
A majority of the world population lives on low lying lands near the sea, some of which are predicted to submerge by the end of the 21st c...
World's Oldest Sperm From 100 Million Years Ago Found Fossilised in Amber
An ostracod trapped in the amber (Image: PA) Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised animal sperm from aro...
Extinct Cave Bear Found Whole After Being Frozen for 30,000 Years on Siberian Island
A carcass of an ice-age cave bear found on Great Lyakhovsky Island between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in northern Russia. Nort...
Five Rare Blue Diamonds Discovered at Cullinan Mine
The five blue diamonds recovered at Cullinan, all in the space of one week’s production. (Image: Petra Diamonds.) Five blue diamonds, of e...
Dendrite Minerals
Dendrite in quartz. Photo: Fasanarock A crystal dendrite is a crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching tree-like form. ...
Discovery of Metamorphic Rock Microdiamonds Has Geologists Questioning Japan’s History
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Japan researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Pr...
Quantum Simulation of Quantum Crystals
The chemical element bismuth as a synthetic made crystal. The surface is an iridescent very thin layer of oxidation. Credit: Alchemist-hp...
Blue Scorodite Crystals
Blue Scorodite Crystals. Photo credit: Mintreasure.com Formula: FeAsO₄·2H₂O System:Orthorhombic Colour:Green, blue-green, grey, ... Lustr...
Massive Yellowstone Geyser Sat Dormant for 6 Years. It Just Exploded
Yellowstone's Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years In these troubled times there comes a point where we all need to...