Siccar Point

Unconformity : What Is Unconformity? What are Types of Unconformity?

Diamond

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds

In four sample events (colored lines), the acceleration of peak ground displacement (measurements shown at right) just five seconds later suggests whether a megaquake, such as a magnitude 9 (red X) or a sub-7 magnitude quake is in progress. Real time monitoring, the researchers say, could enhance earthquake early warning.

Scientists find telling early moment that indicates a coming megaquake

The comet 46P/Wirtanen on January 3, 2019.

A family of comets reopens the debate about the origin of...

New research focuses on filamentous microbes that make their living in hot springs and catalyze the formation of travertine rock.

‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers...

Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism

Phuwiangvenator and Vayuraptor were fast and dangerous predators. Although only half as long as its relative, the T. rex, Phuwiangvenator almost reached the size of an Asian elephant.

Thai dinosaur is a cousin of T. rex

Green Obsidian

Green Obsidian : What is green obsidian?

The L6 ordinary chondrite El Médano 128, a 556 g meteorite recovered in the Atacama Desert. Photo courtesy CCJ-CNRS, P. Groscaux.

Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest...

A tiny inclusion of lherzolitic garnet inside a diamond collected from the De Beers Group Victor Mine in Ontario. New research revealed lherzolite is a source rock for diamond formation—a discovery that could eventually help geologists find valuable deposits around the world.

Study identifies lherzolite as a source rock for diamond deposits

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