3D Printed Rocks Are Helping Scientists Better Understand Fracking

3D Printed Rocks Are Helping Scientists Better Understand Fracking

Such rocks make it possible for specialists to figure out what exactly happens with fluids and oil in the underground

Indian Man Is Addicted to Eating Bricks, Rocks, Even Mud

Indian Man Is Addicted to Eating Bricks, Rocks, Even Mud

Oddly enough, his teeth and his guts appear to be perfectly fine

How Water Disintegrates Rocks

How Water Disintegrates Rocks

The interactions were deconstructed to a molecular level

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 28th, 2013
Magmatic Water Detected on the Surface of the Moon from Orbit

Magmatic Water Detected on the Surface of the Moon from Orbit

Researchers explain this water stems from deep within the moon's interior

Watch: Otter Juggles Rocks, Looks Annoyingly Cute the Entire Time

Watch: Otter Juggles Rocks, Looks Annoyingly Cute the Entire Time

The otter was caught on camera at a zoo, people are taken aback by its juggling skills

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2013
Brazilian Atlantis Allegedly Discovered by Geologists

Brazilian Atlantis Allegedly Discovered by Geologists

Rocks found off the coast of Rio could be part of long-lost continent

  • History
  • By Cristina Macari
  • December 6th, 2012
Powerful Tool Revolutionizes Scientists’ Way to Understand the Earth’s History

Powerful Tool Revolutionizes Scientists’ Way to Understand the Earth’s History

The new device could help companies find the best places to drill for oil, scientists say

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Volcanic Rocks Transport Life Across Oceans

Volcanic Rocks Transport Life Across Oceans

They sometimes form floating islands many miles across

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 17th, 2012
Earth Formed 10 Million Years After the Sun

Earth Formed 10 Million Years After the Sun

Researchers say that some portions of the planet are extremely old

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2010
Astronomers Wonder About the Origin of the Moon

Astronomers Wonder About the Origin of the Moon

It shouldn't have water on or inside it, they say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 12th, 2010
Crater Provides Insight into Mars' Past

Crater Provides Insight into Mars' Past

Exposed rock layers tell its history

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2009
Kuiper Belt Reveals Its Smallest Space Object

Kuiper Belt Reveals Its Smallest Space Object

It lies billions of miles away

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2009
Why Some 'Strong' Fault Lines Slip

Why Some 'Strong' Fault Lines Slip

New research sheds light on this mystery

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2009
The Mystery of Death Valley's Rolling Stones

The Mystery of Death Valley's Rolling Stones

The rocks are actually moving by themselves

 
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