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This Startup Uses Volcanic Rock Dust to Capture Carbon on Farms
An ag-tech startup is spreading basalt rock dust on farmers' fields as both fertilizer and an ingenious way to not only capture carbon, but...
300 Epic Ancient Murals ‘Unique in the World’ Depict Creation Myths on Texas Rock: ‘Oldest Books in North America’
Down in southwest Texas, a unique-in-the-world style of ancient rock art is bringing to life a culture of hunter-gatherers with a penchant for incredible...
China’s New Moon Rock Samples Contain Beautiful Crystal New to Geology
Chinese scientists have found a mineral new to science among the 3.81 lbs. (1.7 kilograms) of lunar samples taken in 2020.
The phosphate columnar crystal...
Helicopter Successfully Catches Earth-Bound Rocket in a ‘Supersonic Ballet’
A space company has successfully caught an Earth-bound rocket—by helicopter.
The launch, last Monday, saw Rocket Lab deploying 34 satellites to orbit before the 'Electron...
Mysterious Purple Coating Found on Mars Rocks in Every Direction
A presentation on data gathered from the Perseverance rover is trying to explain the ubiquitous coatings of unknown, dark grey, almost purple material on...
Anonymous Shopper Buys Iconic Pantera Guitar For Young Rocker Who Always Came in the Shop to Play it
When a good Samaritan took notice of a boy's overt fondness for a particular guitar in a Colorado music store, he decided to buy...
NASA and SpaceX Launched First Rocket to Test a Defense System Against Giant Asteroids in the Future
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched...
Internet Sleuth Solves 45-Year Guitar Mystery Returning the Beloved ’57 Gretsch to a Rock Idol
Back in 1976, when Canadian rock star Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive discovered his favorite guitar had been stolen from...
Mars Rover Grabs First Rock Sample, a ‘Truly Historic Moment’ and Major Step in Hunt for Alien Life
On the 6th of September, the Mars Rover Perseverance drilled down into a briefcase-sized rock with its incredibly sophisticated sample and capture system, and...
Watch This Historic First: Astronauts Successfully Launched Using Recycled Rocket – to International Space Station
A four-astronaut team launched by NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX made history by becoming the first humans propelled into space by an...
People Power Wins: Alberta Reverses Course on Coal Mining Atop Rocky Mountains
When the current Alberta government tried to repeal a piece of legislation restricting coal mining in the Rockies, Canadians of all varieties banded together...
Rockfish Populations Rebound After Strict Management Decades Ahead of the Expected Date
Recent rockfish stocks up and down the California waters have rebounded completely after regulations were placed on them in the 2000s.
This year many of...
This May Be Earth’s Oldest Rock – But it Was Collected on The Moon
A rock taken by the Apollo 14 astronauts in 1971 from the surface of the moon was just determined to be merely a tourist—not...
Geologist Finds Rare Formation Inside Rock That Looks Exactly Like Cookie Monster on Sesame Street – LOOK
When geologists go on research trips, they're normally looking to observe specific rocks, minerals, and fossils.
What this Californian scientist wasn't expecting was to open...
A Miracle on 34th Street for Tiny Owl Found Stowed Away in Rockefeller Christmas Tree
According to a traditional carol, it’s partridges in pear trees we should be on the lookout for at this time of year, but one...
Broken Crockery Unearthed in North Carolina May Explain Fate of Famed Lost Colony of Roanoke
Clues as to the fate of the 115 men, women, and children of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, the first English settlement in...
Tech Startup Can Now Brew Up Carbon-Negative Rocket Fuel by Capturing CO2 Emissions From the Air
Air Company is using their NASA award-winning carbon conversion technology to turn air pollution into eco-friendly rocket fuel.
Amazing Fungus Discovered at Chernobyl Could Be Grown On Rockets to Protect Astronauts from Toxic Space Radiation
Fungus found in the destroyed reactors of Chernobyl could be used as a protective radiation shield for astronauts, as it consumes radiation.
Topping Soil With Rock Dust Could Suck Billions of Tons of CO2 From the Air and Increase Crop Nutrients – Study
Using the ERW method of spreading basalt dust on top of the soil can reduce vast amounts of CO2 from the air, and increase crop production.
Couple Who Created a New Quiz Card Game Sees Sales Rocket During Lockdown, Earning Them $184,000
A British couple who created a quiz card game, Shot in the Dark, is celebrating the rocketing sales of their product during lockdown.