Jarosite crystal. photo by: Christian Rewitzer Martian mineral, rare on Earth, found locked in Antarctic ice Scientists boring more than a...
The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Every Year
The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider Every Year, Pushing the Americas Away From Europe and Africa An upsurge of matter from deep beneath t...
Study Shows What Earth's Future Supercontinent Will Look Like
Some 200 million years ago, the supercontinent of Pangea split apart and created the continents we see on Earth today, separated by vast ...
Gemologist Discovers Rock That Looks Like Cookie Monster
Gemologist Discovers Rock That Looks Like Cookie Monster. Dead ringer for Cookie Monster? (Image credit: Kennedy News & Media) You nev...
Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be the World's Largest Land Animal Ever
Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be the World's Largest Land Animal Ever. Paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of a...
Why Is Wave Rock Shaped Like a Wave?
Why Is Wave Rock Shaped Like a Wave. Wave Rock Western Australia It's all about erosion—but not as we know it. The story of Wave Rock be...
Tiny, Mineral Grains Could Explain a Fundamental Tectonic Force
Mylonite from near Røragen, Norway. Photo: Mikenorton Subduction happens when one tectonic plate slides under another plate and then sinks...
Stunning Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geode Discovered by Miners in Uruguay
Stunning Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geode Discovered by Miners in Uruguay. The New Treasure | Photo by: Uruguay Minerals There are probably tho...
50 Million-Year-Old Fossil Assassin Bug Has Unusually Well-preserved Anatomy
Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known ...
57,000-Year-Old Frozen Remains of Wolf Pup Found in Canada
Credit: Government of Yukon A wolf cub that was found mummified in northern Canada lived at least 56,000 years ago, scientists say. Hidden...
Geyser Activity Does Not Foretell Yellowstone Volcanic Eruptions
When Yellowstone National Park's Steamboat Geyser—which shoots water higher than any active geyser in the world—reawakened in 2018 aft...