Oldest material on Earth – 7-billion-year-old
The ancient stardust reveals a “baby boom” in star formation. Stars have life cycles. They’re born when bits of dust and gas floating through space find each other and collapse … Read More
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One of the world’s rarest and most expensive opals – Virgin Rainbow
“The most beautiful opal in the world” How the excavation of a disused mineshaft lead to the discovery of the million-dollar Virgin Rainbow, the “most spectacular piece of opal ever … Read More
Five Strange Geological Formations
Moeraki Boulders – New Zealand The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between … Read More
Researchers map New Zealand landslides with satellites,helicopters, drones…
A University of Michigan-led team of geologists and engineers is mapping surface ruptures and some of the tens of thousands of landslides triggered by last month’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake in New … Read More
Engineers on deadly landslide
Late in the morning of March 22, 2014, a huge chunk of land cut loose and roared down a hillside in the Stillaguamish River Valley just east of Oso, Washington, … Read More
Imaging the underground with help from the cosmos
Muons, once used to explore the inside of pyramids and volcanoes alike, are enabling researchers to see deep underground with a technological breakthrough from PNNL. Invisible to the naked eye, … Read More
What is The Largest Peridot in the World?
Peridot Stone the world’s largest cut ever found is 311.78 carats (62.35 grams)! It was found on Zagbargad Island, Egypt, and is now located in the Smithsonian Museums, USA. Also, … Read More
Strange stone found at Steall Falls proves bit of a mystery
Enquiries are under way to try to establish the provenance of a mystery stone found wedged between two boulders in the river at Seal Falls, near Fort William. Local couple … Read More
Nobody wins in a landslide
A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life in the West: landslides. People who live in the Basin and Range of Nevada are accustomed … Read More
Stromatolites
What are Stromatolites? Stromatolites or stromatoliths are layered accretionary structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding and cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria (commonly … Read More