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Fossil of Timorebestia koprii—the largest known specimen, almost 30 cm or 12 inches long. Image Credit: Dr Jakob Vinther

‘Giant’ predator worms more than half a billion years old discovered...

Limbunyasphaera operculata is a new species that shows a small door opening into the cell. Photo Credit: Riedman et al.

Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity

Fossilized skin. Credit: Current Biology/Mooney et al.

Oldest known fossilized skin is 21 million years older than previous...

Three-dimensional model of the only known picrodontid skull in top (left) and bottom (right) views. CT scan technology revealed previously unknown bones of the skull (colored on the right) that helped demonstrate that picrodontids are not primates as previously believed. Three-dimensional model of the only known picrodontid skull in top (left) and bottom (right) views. CT scan technology revealed previously unknown bones of the skull (colored on the right) that helped demonstrate that picrodontids are not primates as previously believed.

New research sheds light on an old fossil solving an evolutionary...

The map of Nankai Trough in southeast Japan, where one of the team’s ongoing project is to image the fluids underneath seafloor. (Credit: Dr Lina GAO)

New geophysical technique enhances imaging of fluid-filled rocks finding connections with...

Roman DiBiase, associate professor of geosciences at Penn State, stands on a boulder in a river channel in central Taiwan. Credit: Provided by Julia Carr . All Rights Reserved.

How Water Shapes Mountain Ranges Over Time

Brick dates to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 604 to 562 BCE) based on the interpretation of the inscription. This object was looted from its original context before being acquired by the Slemani Museum and stored in that museum with agreement from the central government. Image courtesy of the Slemani Museum

Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field

Black and white cross hatched patterns

Meteorite analysis shows Earth’s building blocks contained water

Representative image

Top 10 Rare Earth Minerals in 2023

Labradorite

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

Diamond

Ancient diamonds shine light on the evolution of Earth

Earth

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

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