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"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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 6th, 2022

Earth"s natural carbon sinks hold vital power in climate fight

Earth's vast habitats from the poles to the equator have robust capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere due to previously undiscovered rock nitrogen weathering reactions that distribute natural fertilizers around the world. .....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2021

New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma

A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where over 1,000 buildings have already been engulfed or badly damaged by streams of molten rock......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2021

Samples returned by Chang"e-5 reveal key age of moon rocks

A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Now an international team of scientists—including an expert from Washington University in St. L.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2021

Science of Psyche: Unique asteroid holds clues to early solar system

Set to launch next year, NASA's Psyche mission marks the first time the agency has set out to explore an asteroid richer in metal than rock or ice......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 4th, 2021

10 Hispanic game studios you need to know

From the team behind hits like Rock of Ages to the maker of indies like Blasphemous, these Hispanic game studios bring a unique perspective to the industry......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 1st, 2021

EXPLAINER: Fountaining Hawaii lava creates molten rock lake

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos on Earth, began erupting on Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday. The eruption is not in an area with homes and is entirely contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2021

TikTok Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Active Users

TikTok announced in a blog post today that 1 billion people use TikTok every month. From a report: That means that on this big rock in space that we call home, about one in seven-and-a-half people are regularly watching short-form videos of dancing,.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsSep 27th, 2021

HP ZBook Studio G8 Review: Rock Solid Performance, Painful Price Tag

HP ZBook Studio G8 Review: Rock Solid Performance, Painful Price Tag.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2021

Shock waves in outflow gases could regulate "volcano lightning"

Volcanic eruptions spew lava, rock and ash into the air. When fragments of these materials mix and collide in the outflow, they can create an electric potential large enough to generate lightning......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2021

Geologists solve half-century-old mystery of animal traces in ancient rocks

Geologists have been baffled by perforations in an Australian quartzite (rock), identical in shape to burrows made in sands by crustaceans; the original sandy sediment is a billion years older than the oldest known animals. An international team of s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2021

Asteroid sample brought back to Earth gets close-up look

In December 2020, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft swung by Earth to drop off a cache of rock samples taken from a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu. Asteroids like Ryugu are thought to represent the ancient building blocks of the solar system, and scient.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2021

Volcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island

A massive cloud of ash prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma on Sunday as molten rock continued to be flung high into the air from an erupting volcano......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 26th, 2021

Perseverance selfie shows it’s been a busy Mars rover of late

Perseverance snapped a selfie recently, showing its tracks wending through the martian dust and up to a rock named Rochette......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 25th, 2021

Spanish volcano still packs a punch 5 days after eruption

A volcano in Spain's Canary Islands kept nerves on edge Friday for a fifth day since it erupted, producing loud explosions, a huge ash cloud and cracking open a new fissure that spewed out more fiery molten rock......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2021

Deepwater renewal in Lake Geneva in light of climate change

EPFL scientists have studied two mechanisms that can help bring oxygen to the depths of a lake—essential for preserving the lake's ecosystem. The classical deepwater renewal caused by surface cooling during winter is becoming less efficient due to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2021

Toxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island

As a new volcanic vent blew open and unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed toward the sea, authorities on a Spanish island warned Tuesday that more dangers lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 21st, 2021

Rock shape should be given greater consideration in rockfall risk assessments

The shape of rocks is a key factor in assessing rockfall hazard. This is the conclusion of a new study from the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research and ETH Zurich......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 21st, 2021

NASA"s Ingenuity helicopter captures a Mars rock feature in 3D

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter provided a 3D view of a rock-covered mound during its 13th flight on Sept. 4. The plan for this reconnaissance mission into the "South Seítah" region of Mars' Jezero Crater was to capture images of this geologic targ.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 21st, 2021

Scientist shepherds Perseverance rover through first phase of Martian rock sampling

The evening of Aug. 1 felt a lot like a birthday to NASA planetary scientist Justin Simon. On that night, Simon attended a virtual watch party for researchers preparing to use NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to conduct the first detailed study of.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 16th, 2021

Get awesome freebies with your Pokemon Brilliant Diamond pre-order at Walmart

If you pre-order Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl now, you'll also get an exclusive pen set, featuring the partner Pokemon!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 15th, 2021