New research explains why graphite first becomes rare hexagonal lonsdaleite under pressure, even though ordinary cubic diamond is the more stable final form.
Lonsdaleite Solves Diamond’s Strange High-Pressure Transformation Puzzle
Category: Geology and Archaeology
Baby, it’s cold outside. New research suggests early human species interbred during ice ages.
Contemporary humans have a small amount of DNA derived from Neanderthals and Denisovans in their cells. A recent study published in Science on August 10, 2023, reveals that early human species interbred.
Scientists crack the code behind the generation of diamond-rich magma from deep inside the Earth.
An international team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has discovered that the main driving force behind the generation and eruption of diamond-rich magmas from deep inside the Earth is the breakup of tectonic plates.
Rockhound rock identification guide – how to identify rocks and minerals for rockhounds and new rock hunters.
So you want to be a rockhound! Use this free rock identification guide to help you identify rocks and minerals. Learn the types and characteristics of rocks that rockhounds use to identify a rock. Then run through our free rock identification guide to pinpoint your find.
Why, yes, Virginia, the earliest ancestors of humans did indeed live alongside the dinosaurs.
Well, this is a surprise! The fossil record has revealed that placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs, and bats, originated in the Cretaceous period and did indeed co-exist with dinosaurs for a short time before the dinosaurs became extinct.
France’s La Roche-Cotard cave drawings determined to be the oldest-known engravings made by Neanderthals.
According to a study published on June 21, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals were found on a cave wall in France.
4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain.
Francis Crick Institute researchers have found three ancient cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the plague, in Britain. This is the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain.
Scientists have discovered the oldest human-made mechanical plans dating between 7,000 and 8,000 years old.
Scientists have discovered the oldest scale plans of a human-made megastructure. These engravings, estimated to be between 7,000 and 8,000 years old, illustrate nearby desert kites, which were vast structures used to trap animals.
Scientists believe they know how dinosaurs evolved wings to become modern-day birds. The question is, why?
Researchers have looked to dinosaurs to explain many of the unique features of birds, including feathers, bone structure, and more. However, the wings of birds have proven to be particularly interesting to researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science.
Scientists discover a new layer of molten rock hidden under earth’s crust that might settle the debate about how tectonic plates move.
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.
