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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…

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…