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After 250 Earthquakes in 24 Hours, Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Might Erupt

Drone footage showing lava pouring out from the fissure. Ten Thousand Are Ordered to Evacuate as Hawaii's Kilauea …

More Fissures Open Up Across Island After Kilauea Erupution

After a slight reprieve Saturday afternoon, activity increased during the night along Kilauea Volcano's lower…

Faden Quartz: Meaning, How Does It Form

Faden Quartz is a unique variety of quartz crystal known for its distinctive feature: a thread-like or string-like inclusion…

North Carolina: Places to Dig for Gemstones in NC

North Carolina is a great place to dig for gemstones. Gem materials found in North Carolina include Amarine, beryl, citrine,…

Scientists Crack Mystery Of How Fossil Concretions Form

Scientists used to think that fossil concretions take hundreds of thousands to millions of years to form. But a ne…

What Causes the Color of Amethyst

The purple color of amethyst is primarily caused by trace amounts of iron (Fe³⁺) incorporated into the quartz crystal lat…

Arctic Sea Ice Is Packed With Huge Amounts of Tiny Plastic Particles

An AWI scientist is preparing an Arctic sea-ice core for a microplastic analysis in a lab at the AWI Helgoland. Expe…

Earth's Magnetic Field Is Weakening – but It's Not About to Reverse

A study of the most recent near-reversals of the Earth's magnetic field by an international team of researchers, in…