December 2022

100 Million-Year-Old Plesiosaur Skeleton Found in Australia

100 Million-Year-Old Plesiosaur Skeleton Found in Australia. The skull of the 100 million-year-old plesiosaur found in Queen…

Ancestors of 'Veggie' Dinosaurs Actually Feasted on Meat

Ancestors of 'Veggie' Dinosaurs Actually Feasted on Meat Photo Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz A comprehensive new stu…

Earth's North Magnetic Pole Is Heading Towards Siberia

Over the last century, the position of the magnetic north pole has shifted from the Canadian Arctic to Siberia. When you thi…

Fossilized Cockroach Sperm Found Preserved In 30 Million-Year-Old Amber

Fossilized Cockroach Sperm Found Preserved In 30 Million-Year-Old Amber. Supella domincana. Image Credit: George Poinar Jr F…

Rainbow Lattice Feldspar: A Phenomenal New Gem

Rainbow lattice feldspar is a rare and unusual gemstone that is found only in one place in the world. This phenomenal gem is…

Ancient ‘Cooked Bone Mystery’ That’s 300 Million Years Old Finally Solved

Warped amphibian-like fossils in Ireland were likely transformed by superheated fluids that were released as ancient contine…

Minnesota Couple Unearths 1.9 Carat Diamond at Arkansas State Park

Minnesota Couple Unearths 1.9 Carat Diamond at Arkansas State Park.The 1.90-carat diamond found by the Ericksons. Photo: Ark…

The Biggest Mercury Concentration in the World

The Biggest Mercury Concentration in the World. Cinnabar ore from Almadén mining district, Spain. Cinnabar (HgS, red mineral…

Study: Yellowstone Magma Much Bigger Than Thought

Study: Yellowstone Magma Much Bigger Than Thought   The Yellowstone supervolcano in northwest Wyoming isn't just one of …

Howardite: Rattlesnake Jasper

Howardite is an Opalised silicate with a distinctive interwoven and banded pattern and is noted for its rich golden yellow a…

Extra Hard Space Diamonds May Have Formed in an Ancient Cosmic Collision

Extra Hard Space Diamonds May Have Formed in an Ancient Cosmic Collision. Folded Lonsdaleite, Purple, With Diamond in Green-…