Brazilian emeralds in a quartz-pegmatite matrix. (Photo courtesy of Madereugeneandrew/Wikimedia Commons)

Earth grows fine gems in minutes

A sample of pebbly rock that U of A researchers took from an outcrop in Nunavut. The rock was found to contain both gold and diamonds—a rare combination similar to that found in the world's richest gold deposit in South Africa. (Photo: Supplied)

Diamonds found with gold in Canada’s Far North offer clues to...

Artist's rendering of Gavialimimus almaghribensis, a newly discovered species of mosasaur that ruled the seas of what is now Morocco some 72 to 66 million years ago. Credit: Tatsuya Shinmura

Paleontologists identify new species of mosasaur

Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits. Credit: Michael Anenburg, ANU.

Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits

Micro-CT reconstruction of Mysteriomorphus pelevini Credit: D. Peris & R. Kundrata et al. / Scientific Reports

Scientists reconstruct beetles from the Cretaceous

Fossil and life reconstruction of Juravenator, a small carnivorous dinosaur from the Jurassic of Germany. The arrow points to the sensory organ, which are found on polygonal scales covering the lower part of the tail. Credit: Jake Baardse.

Carnivorous dinosaur had crocodile-like senses

Naked prehistoric monsters

Evidence that prehistoric flying reptiles probably had feathers refuted

Artist's impression of Oksoko avarsan dinosaurs (credit: Michael Skrepnick)

Lost digits point to spread of parrot-like dinosaur

Colobops noviportensis

A timeline on the evolution of reptiles : 75-year-old belief in...

Altmühl specimen of Archaeopteryx, showing the dorsal surface of the right wing.

Dinosaur feather study debunked

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