January 2023

This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

When a new island arose from the South Pacific in 2015, it created an unprecedented opportunity not just for geologists and …

Amber Colors: What Are the Different Colors of Amber

Amber comes in more colors than just yellow and golden. It might also be white, yellow, and orange to reddish brown. Connois…

Earth's Spinning Inner Core Recently Paused Then Flipped Its Direction

Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the pla…

Download The Geologic Time Scale GSA, Latest Version

The geological time scale 2023 is the most recent version of the geological time scale, which is a hierarchical system used…

Salt Domes And Salt Glaciers of Zagros Mountains

Salt domes and salt glaciers are unique geological formations found in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. Salt domes are formed w…

World's Largest Fossilised Amber Flower

A flower trapped in Baltic amber is a stunner for its size and beauty. A pair of researchers with an affinity for amber and …

This Ancient Creature Is a Bizarre Hybrid of Dinosaur And Bird

This Ancient Creature Is a Bizarre Hybrid of Dinosaur And Bird. Life reconstruction of the 120-million-year-old bird  Craton…

Rare, 'Rule-Breaking' Quasicrystal Found in Chunk of 'Fossilized' Lightning

A type of crystal that breaks the rules of ordinary crystallography has been found in a tube of melted sand from Nebraska. A…

7-Foot-Long Arthropods Commanded the Sea 470 Million Years Ago

7-foot-long arthropods commanded the sea 470 million years ago, 'exquisite' fossils show Exquisitely preserved foss…

Autunite: Properties, Occurrence, Uses

Autunite is a phosphate mineral containing uranium, appearing as yellow-green fluorescent crystals. It is mainly known for …

The Rarest Mineral on Earth

The Rarest Mineral on Earth. Kyawthuite, found in Myanmar, is the rarest mineral in the world. Photo: Natural History Museum…

Strengite Mineral Information

Strengite is a relatively rare iron phosphate mineral. Strengite is the end member of a series with Variscite, with Strengi…