"The Rock" diamond dazzles in Geneva
The biggest white diamond ever to be sold at auction, dubbed "The Rock," will go under the hammer in Geneva on Wednesday and could fetch up to $30 million—or more......»»
The best Amazon Original movies right now (August 2022)
Want to watch a sci-fi epic? A rock opera? A revealing documentary? Amazon Prime's best original movies offer all of that and a lot more!.....»»
When particles move: A deep dive into the relationship between cohesion and erosion
Landslides are one striking example of erosion. When the bonds that hold particles of dirt and rock together are overwhelmed by a force—often in the form of water—sufficient to pull the rock and soil apart, that same force breaks the bonds with o.....»»
NASA shares new plan to return Mars rock samples to Earth
NASA previously shared a plan to send a rover to Mars to return Mars rock samples to Earth. The space agency has now proposed a new plan which will use Perseverance to deliver the samples to a spacecraft for the return trip. NASA’s plan to return M.....»»
NASA makes dramatic change to Mars Sample Return mission
NASA has announced a dramatic change to its Mars Sample Return mission, which will attempt to transport samples of martian rock all the way to Earth......»»
The Big Business of Burying Carbon
The porous rock beneath the Gulf Coast launched the petroleum age. Now entrepreneurs want to turn it into a gigantic sponge for storing CO2......»»
From ‘About a Boy’ to ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’: inside the push to reuse film and TV sets
A feature film can generate 574,000 pounds of waste. Some studios and producers are trying to change that. This year, Becky Casey mourned the retirement of one of NBCUniversal’s most versatile and under-celebrated stars: a set of faux rock wal.....»»
Miners unearth pink diamond believed to be largest seen in 300 years
Miners in Angola have unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in 300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday......»»
DC debuts new Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods trailers
At San Diego Comic-Con, DC showed off the latest trailers to Shazam! Fury of the Gods with Zachary Levi and Black Adam with Dwayne The Rock Johnson......»»
Researchers report high carrier mobility of cubic boron arsenide
Cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs), a semiconductor with ultrahigh thermal conductivity comparable to diamond, has attracted wide attention since 2018, with many people wondering whether it is suitable for transistors......»»
Amazon Prime Day GPU Deal Still Live: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 From $749.99
The price of RTX 30 series GPUs has been dropping like a rock the past few months. That's a very good thing for us the consumers, since the starting price of these GPUs have been way higher than the original intended MSRP. For Amazon Prime Day, t.....»»
Research Says Asteroid Impacts Produced Rare Kind Of Diamond Material On Earth
The extreme temperature and pressure conditions at the site of an asteroid impact create novel materials like diamonds, including ones with unusual properties. The e.....»»
The ultimate Marvel Cinematic Universe guide
You have to have lived under a rock if you aren’t aware of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But having heard of it and understanding what it’s all about are two different things. Have you heard about it for years and still don’t know.....»»
Machine learning identifies crater that ejected famous Martian rock
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of Mars......»»
New model shows Earth"s deep mantle was drier from the start
Earth's mantle is the thick layer of silicate rock between Earth's crust and its molten core, making up about 84% of our planet's volume. The mantle is predominantly solid but, on geologic time scales, it behaves as a viscous fluid—as difficult to.....»»
Nanoparticles can save historic buildings made from porous rock
Many historical buildings were built of sandstone, including Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. Sandstone is easy to work with, but does not withstand weathering. It consists of sand grains that are relatively weakly bonded to each other, which is why.....»»
NASA reveals ‘astonishing’ discovery about Bennu asteroid
NASA scientists have made an “astonishing” discovery about Bennu, the asteroid from which its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample of rock and dust in 2020......»»
Thor: Love and Thunder is a must-see Marvel homage to Jim Henson
Review: This killer summer film lands somewhere between Fraggle Rock and Labyrinth. Enlarge / Jane (Natalie Portman) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) are back at it in Thor: Love and Thunder. (credit: Marvel Studios) Thirty minutes.....»»
Porosity of the moon"s crust reveals bombardment history
Around 4.4 billion years ago, the early solar system resembled a game of space rock dodgeball, as massive asteroids and comets, and, later, smaller rocks and galactic debris pummeled the moon and other infant terrestrial bodies. This period ended aro.....»»
Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?
A long time ago, the carbon was rock, buried in the earth as securely as a secret. Then an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented scale began. The rocks burned, and the atoms inside them disassembled into carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.....»»
The best free movies on YouTube right now (July 2022)
The middle of summer brings us School of Rock, Live Free or Die Hard, A Fistful of Dollars, and more of the best free movies on YouTube right now!.....»»