On this week's episode of Mineral Monday we learn about a mineral that comes in many different crystal formations. On display at The Keck Museum is one of the more rare formations of calcite shown ...

A cave in northern Greenland shows the Arctic once thawed under mild conditions. Scientists say even small warming can ...

Stalagmites, those mineral columns rising from cave floors, hide a mathematical regularity. A team of researchers has just ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Colorless translucent rhomboid ...

An Alabaster vase inscribed in four ancient languages reveals use of opiates in Egypt, offering new insight into ancient ...

Uranium dating places the age of the Petralona skull at 300,000 years, revealing a human lineage distinct from Neanderthals ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...

Have you ever struggled with the concept of quantum measurement, feeling it’s unnecessarily abstract? You’re not alone. Enter this guide by [Mithuna] from Looking Glass Universe, where she circles ...

HANNA, Utah — Did you know Utah has a new state stone? On March 16 th, Governor Spencer Cox signed off on House Bill 188 which recognizes honeycomb calcite. The semi-precious stone was first ...

Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral ...