Earth Science

Intriguing Insect Fossils Protected in Brownish-Yellow Amber

LMU Zoologists Have Uncovered Examples of Ancient Amber-- Insect Larvae with Unusual Morphologies and Larvae of Early Flying InsectsAmber block containing a fossilized insect. Credit: De Agostini /R. Valterza/Getty Images. thoughtco.comEvery fossil is a time capsule. However, unlike numerous other finds, insects encapsulated in amber are often flawlessly preserved. According to Professor Joachim T....

Meteorites on Mars

NASA's Mars Rovers Are the leading Meteorite Hunters in the Solar System!Lebanon Meteorite: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovered this huge meteorite, called "Lebanon" on July 15th, 2014. It is an iron meteorite about two meters wide. A small piece of the meteorite, called "Lebanon B", can be seen in the foreground. The angular cavities...

How Legume Plants Provide Oxygen to Symbiotic Bacteria in their Roots

Legume Root nodules colored pink by leghaemoglobin and caused by a symbiotic relationship between the plant and beneficial bacteria. Credit: John Innes CentreThe discovery of the genetics inside legume plants that manage the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule essential to their relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is a significant breakthrough in the field of sustainable...

The Danger of Catastrophic Supervolcano Eruptions is Ever-present

wenaturalists.comCurtin researchers are part of an international research group that examined an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and discovered that such volcanoes continue to be active and dangerous for hundreds of years after a super-eruption, motivating the need for a rethink of exactly how these possibly devastating events are forecasted.Associate Professor Martin Danišík, the lead...

Fundamental Types of Opal: Precious, Common, Fire and More

There are many sorts of Opal, and also a wide array of names are made use of to connect concerning them. If you have spent a percentage of time considering the Opal, you have probably been shocked by this substantial vocabulary of lovely names. There is a logic behind fire opal, black Opal,...

What are Opals and Where to Find it?

A picture with names to describe opals.Credit: geology.comWhat Is Opal?Known as a precious opal it can sparkle all colors with an intensity and chromatic quality of color that matches the fire of a diamond.There are countless types of opals located in deposits all over the globe. If you are just beginning the process of...

Meteorites on Mars

Lebanon Meteorite: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered this huge meteorite, called “Lebanon” on July 15th, 2014. A small piece of the meteorite, called “Lebanon B”, is allowed to be seen in the foreground. The cavities on the surface of the meteorite may have been cavities, once filled with olivine crystals, or, they may be...

The San Andreas Fault

What is the San Andreas Fault?The San Andreas Fault is the gliding boundary in between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It slices California in 2 from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. Moreover, despite San Francisco’s legendary 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas Fault did not go through the city. However, neighborhoods...