Earthquakes may do more than shake the ground. New research suggests they could help build massive gold nuggets.

There are a few natural minerals that can offer the same deep iridescence as dichroic glass, two examples being opal and labradorite.

Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.

Melania reviews are in—here's what the critics are saying Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years Cher flubs ...

Cold fronts in the winter can bring a variety of precipitation, anything from a cold rainfall all the way to snow! All precipitation starts the same, as ice crystals in the upper-levels of the ...

Dumortierite is an orthorhombic, fibrous aluminum borosilicate mineral (Al 7 BO 3 (SiO 4) 3 O 3) that typically forms slender prismatic crystals with spectacular color and pleochroism. The crystals ...

In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers achieved the first experimental observation of a time rondeau crystal—a novel phase of matter where long-range temporal order coexists with ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging. Appearing in the ...

Researchers in Vienna have discovered something remarkable: crystals that don’t form in space, like diamonds or salt, but in time itself. Instead of atoms arranging neatly into repeating patterns, ...