October 2022

Gravity Is Still Shaping Earth's Surface From Deep Within, New Study Finds

A map of Earth's 'geoid'. The shape the planet would take under the influence of gravity if there were no winds …

Rhodochrosite - Manganese Carbonate Mineral

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO 3 . In its (rare) pure form, it is typically …

Scientists Solve Mystery When California’s Iconic Yosemite Valley Formed

First-time visitors to Yosemite Valley gape in awe at the sheer granite wall of El Capitan and the neatly sliced face of H…

Magma Activity Found Beneath Alaska’s Mount Edgecumbe

Mt. Edgecumbe photographed from the air (Photo by Max Kaufman/USGS)   Magma beneath long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in …

Boleite Crystal Information

Boleite is a complex halide mineral. Boleite is a rare secondary mineral from copper deposits, typical of arid climates in a…

Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Might Not Be As Unusual As We Think

Edmontosaurus . Credit:  Natee Puttapipat, CC-BY   The term “mummy” is often used to describe dinosaur fossils with fossiliz…

35-Million-Year-Old Amber Found To Contain An Unknown Group Of Insects

35-Million-Year-Old Amber Found To Contain An Unknown Group Of Insects. The male Calliarcys antiquus preserved in Eocene Bal…

Emergence of Land Plants Altered Composition of Earth’s Continental Crust

Schematic model of fluvial systems both before and after the development of land plants: before the Devonian period, minimal…

New Field of Research: Crystal Traces in Fossil Leaves

Busycon fossil snail shell geode lined with yellowish calcite crystals from the Quaternary of Florida, USA. Photo: James St.…

Scientists Find Evidence of "Ocean" Hundreds of Miles Below Earth's Surface

Researchers say they've found new evidence of an "ocean" deep inside the Earth. After analyzing an extremely r…

Remarkable 380-Million-Year-Old Heart Discovered

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart -- the oldest ever found -- alongside a separate fossilised stomach…