The mineral Davemaoite (CaSiO3-perovskite, the third most abundant mineral in lower mantle layer of Earth’s interior) has been discovered on the surface of the Earth for the first time. It was found trapped inside a diamond. Perovskite is found naturally ONLY in...
Situated about 600 miles west of coast of Ecuador in Pacific Ocean, Galápagos volcanic islands are known for its rich ecosystems and endemic animal species. This inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution of species. It is known that rising up...
New research expands role of Earth’s magnetic field. In addition to protecting Earth from harmful charged particles in incoming solar wind, it also controls how the energy generated (by charged particles in solar winds) is distributed between two the...
Circular Solar Halo is an optical phenomenon seen in the sky when sunlight interacts with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. These pictures of solar halo were observed on 09 June 2019 in Hampshire England.
On Sunday morning of 09...
A novel artificial intelligence approach could help predict location of aftershocks following an earthquake
An earthquake is a phenomenon caused when rock underground in the Earth’s crust suddenly breaks around a geological fault line. This causes rapid release of energy...
Geologists have marked a new phase in the history of earth after discovering evidences in Meghalaya, India
The current age which we are living in has been recently officially designated at the ‘Meghalayan Age’ by the International Geologic Time scale....
