New Rock Type Made From Human Trash Discovered
Industrial Waste Is Becoming Rock in Just Decades, Scientists Find Scientists have identified a novel rock type that has for…
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Rarest of Rare ‘Diamond Within Diamond’ Unearthed in India
Rare 'diamond within a diamond' is unearthed in India and is named the 'Beating Heart'. This diamond is part…
Haiti Struck by 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake
The US Geological Survey said it's likely that casualties are "high" after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck…
World's Largest Sapphire Cluster 'Accidentally' Found
(Image Credits: Shutterstock) Pale blue stone, named 'Serendipity Sapphire' weighs 510kg or 2.5million carats A st…
Ancient 15,000-Year-Old Viruses Identified in Melting Tibetan Glaciers
Bacteriophages on a bacterium. (Graham Beards/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0) Scientists who study glacier ice have found …
More Than 600 Earthquakes Hit Area Along San Andreas Fault Since Saturday
A rural area of Southern California near the Mexico border and along the San Andreas fault line saw more than 600 earthqua…
Rare Purple-pink Diamond Breaks Auction Record
A purple-pink diamond has set a new record as the largest ever to be auctioned, selling for $29.3 million in Hong Kong. “The…
Alaska Volcano Eruption at Great Sitkin Island Sparks Red Warning
Alaska Volcano Erupts: 'Explosive' 15,000ft Ash Cloud Sent Into Sky - Alert Level at Red Avolcanic eruption from t…
Mount Etna: Europe's Most Active Volcano Explodes and Closes Nearby Airport
On Tuesday there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow a…
Scientists Solve the Molecular Puzzle of 'Flammable Ice'
There's a weird type of 'ice' found in the ocean that burns when exposed to a flame - and scientists think the…
Man Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Meteorite Crashes Through His Roof
The space rock, which weighed around 2.1kg, turned out to be worth around US $1.85 million. An Indonesian coffin maker bec…
Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser, the World's Tallest, Erupted a Record Number
Steamboat Geyser erupt The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupted 47 times this year, blowing past the…
Beach Scavenger Finds 'Lump of Whale Vomit Worth £500,000'
Ambergris or "whale poo/vomit" Surachet Chanchu, a beach scavenger in southern Thailand, struck gold. Chanc…
Underwater Volcano Creates Bubbles More Than a Quarter-Mile Across
A satellite image of the Bogoslof Volcano shows volcanic clouds after an eruption.(Image: © DigitalGlobe via Getty Images…
Man Finds 2.12-carat Diamond on Vacation at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds Park
The Lanik Family Diamond (Photo Crater of Diamonds State Park) The gem-hunting novices were “over” their search at Ark…
Another, Stronger Quake in Ridgecrest Shakes Southern California
7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern California A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Southern California on Friday n…
Second-Biggest Diamond in History Found
The 1,758-carat diamond found in Botswana. Source: Lucara Diamond Corp. A giant 1,758-carat diamond, the second-bigge…
Visitor Uncovers 1.5-carat Diamond in Arkansas Park
A Crater of Diamonds State Park visitor found a 1.52-carat diamond on April 2, 2019. It's believed to be the largest …
Meteor Blast Over Bering Sea Was 10 Times Size of Hiroshima
A dashcam image of the Chelyabinsk meteor. The meteor last December exploded over a more remote location. Photograph: AP…
Two Earthquakes Shake Eastern Tennessee, Felt by Some in Upstate
Google Map. Two earthquakes struck Wednesday morning in eastern Tennessee, rattling people awake across several Southe…
