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Gemologist Discovers Rock That Looks Like Cookie Monster

You never know what you're going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate, but a new specimen is eve…

Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be the World's Largest Land Animal Ever

Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be the World's Largest Land Animal Ever. Paleontologists discovered the fossili…

Why Is Wave Rock Shaped Like a Wave?

Wave Rock is a granite cliff face located near Hyden, Western Australia. It is 15 meters high and 110 meters long, and it is…

Tiny, Mineral Grains Could Explain a Fundamental Tectonic Force

Mylonite from near Røragen, Norway. Photo: Mikenorton   Subduction happens when one tectonic plate slides under another plat…

Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geode Discovered by Miners

A stunning heart-shaped amethyst geode was discovered by miners at the Santa Rosa mine in Artigas, Uruguay, operated by Uru…

50 Million-Year-Old Fossil Assassin Bug Has Unusually Well-preserved Anatomy

Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predator…

57,000-Year-Old Frozen Remains of Wolf Pup Found in Canada

Credit: Government of Yukon   A wolf cub that was found mummified in northern Canada lived at least 56,000 years ago, scient…

Geyser Activity Does Not Foretell Yellowstone Volcanic Eruptions

When Yellowstone National Park's Steamboat Geyser—which shoots water higher than any active geyser in the world—reawak…