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Scientists Discover Clues to Recovery From Mass Extinction

Photo: Luke Waltham ‏ About 252 million years ago, more than 90 percent of all animal life on Earth went extinct. T…

4 Rare Rubies Found in North Carolina

The Mountain Star Ruby collection Courtesy of Guernsey's auction house Rubies are already rarer than diamonds. B…

Structures of Mineral Deposits

Structures of mineral deposits are the geological features that control the distribution of minerals in the Earth's crus…

The Yellowstone Supervolcano Has Two Magma Chambers, Say Scientists

Based on supercomputer modeling, about the location of a mid-crustal sill that separates magma under yellowstone. Scie…

Scientists Discover First Super Salty Subglacial Lakes in Canadian Arctic

Canada Arctic An analysis of radar data led scientists to an unexpected discovery of two lakes located beneath 550 to …

Pseudomorph Minerals

Pseudomorph is a mineral formed by chemical or structural change of another substance, though retaining its original externa…

Scientists Solve the Mystery of How the Devils Tower Formed

Scientists Solve the Mystery of How the Columns of Devils Tower Formed. Devils Tower A new study by geosci…

Water Pressure a Critical Factor for Mega-earthquakes

The Nazca Plate is creeping under the South American Plate. Both crustal plates are locked. Depending on the water pressu…