The Lucy Diamond discovered by Noreen Wredberg at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Photo courtesy of Arkansas State ...
100-Million-Year-Old Insect Fossil Intrigues Scientists
Many fossil lacewing larvae possessed extremely elongated appendages and mouthparts. | © Joachim Haug Scientists found an unusual fossil o...
Trapiche Emerald: The Superstar of Trapiche Gemstones
Trapiche Emerald: The Superstar of Gemstones. Trapiche emerald from Muzo Mine, Colombia. Credit: Left Photo: Luciana Barbosa, Right Photo: ©...
Scientists Figure Out What Happens to Earth's Disappearing Crust
Researchers including The University of Texas at Austin have published a study in Nature that says subducting tectonic plates become segment...
Uncovering the Surprising Secrets Behind Earth’s First Major Mass Extinction
Fossiliferous limestone slab from the Liberty Formation (Upper Ordovician) of Caesar Creek State Park near Waynesville, Ohio. Photo: Willy ...
Diamond Hauled From Deep Inside Earth Holds Never-Before-Seen Mineral
Diamond Hauled From Deep Inside Earth Holds Never-Before-Seen Mineral. The Tiny Gray Blobs of Mineral Embedded in This Slice of Clear Diamon...
Baby Bird Fossil Is 'Rarest of the Rare'
The fossil seen under synchrotron radiation. Photo: Fabien Knoll The chick lived 127 million years ago and belonged to a group of primitive ...
Astonishing Fluorite Ball
Collection & photo: Roger Lang Very nice translucent fluorite ball on a yellowish calcite crystal in a quartz geode in trapp basalt. T...