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Top 10 Rare Earth Minerals in 2023

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Captivating Beauty: Exploring 6 Types of Iridescent Gemstones

These sections through the seismic volume show the geological structures that record the history of the crater. Illustration: Karstens et al. 2023

Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years

Venus Photo by NASA/JPL

Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests

For the microscopic examination, a thin section of the whiteschist was glued to a glass slide (center of the picture). Photo: Sebastian Cionoiu, Heidelberg University

Alpine rock reveals dynamics of plate movements in Earth’s interior

Ca-silicate inclusion inside a diamond from Kankan, Guinea. Photo credit: Margo Regier.

Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth

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Ancient diamonds shine light on the evolution of Earth

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Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets

Cross section seismic profile of the Earth.A seismic image of the Hikurangi plateau reveals details about the Earth’s interior and what it’s made of. The blue-green layer under the yellow line shows water buried within rocks. Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics think the water could be dampening earthquakes at the nearby Hikurangi subduction zone. Credit: Andrew Gase

Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand’s mysterious...

A diagram depicting the magma chamber beneath the Long Valley Caldera. The diagram was developed from tomographic imaging using seismic waves. Credit: Biondi et al. (2023)

California supervolcano is cooling off but may still cause quakes

Coloured diamonds from the Argyle diamond mine. Image: Murray Rayner, Rio Tinto

Crucial third clue to finding new diamond deposits

Preservation of corneous β-proteins in Mesozoic feathers Photographs of fossil specimens used in this study.

Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins

Anelasticity spectra with respect to water content.

Exploring the Effect of Water on Seismic Wave Attenuation in the...

Fossils of the world’s oldest known flax snails,© Bruce Hayward

Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals ‘fossil treasure trove’

Three-eyed distant relative of insects. Courtesy of Professor Yu Liu, Yunnan University

Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of...

Life reconstructions and size comparison of three rhabdodontids. From left to right: Mochlodon suessi from eastern Austria (the smallest member of the group), Rhabdodon priscus from southern France (the largest member of the group), and Transylvanosaurus platycephalus from western Romania (the most recently named member of the group). Also shown is the silhoutte of a human (1.8 m tall) for scale. Reconstruction by Peter Nickolaus

Europe’s very own dinosaurs – the enigmatic Late Cretaceous rhabdodontids

A range of sea urchin spines from different periods of the Earth's history illustrating the diversity of shapes. Photo: 2023 Wiese et al.

Fossil spines reveal deep sea’s past

Two fossilized flowers next to each were discovered in shales of the Salamanca Formation in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Credit: Nathan Jud/Provided

Nature’s great survivors: Flowering plants survived the mass extinction that killed...

A 3D Visualisation of Eriptychius americanus.

Prehistoric fish fills 100 million year gap in evolution of the...

A gigantic, ancient crocodylomorph species that was recently discovered grew slower than other large reptiles of its day, such as dinosaurs.

Crocks’ ancestors grew old sloooowly

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