A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid.

This rare condition occurs when an abdominal pregnancy ends and the body calcifies foetal remains as a protective response.

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...

ABSTRACT: The Paleoproterozoic basement of Ivory Coast, a key component of the West African Craton (WAC), is intruded by numerous granitoid suites. Among these, the two-mica granites (leucogranites) ...

The rare earth element niobium was likely dragged to the surface as the supercontinent Rodinia broke apart more than 800 million years ago. Credit: Artem Topchiy/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 For much of ...

Crack open a piece of volcanic rock that formed roughly 2.05 billion years ago, and you might expect nothing but minerals, and certainly not living microbes. However, scientists tend to think ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The chemistry of crystals in some of Earth’s oldest rocks may ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To the untrailed eye, a rock on the side of the road is just that: a ...

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the youngest, highest, and largest plateau on Earth. Its formation resulted from the closure of the New Tethys Ocean, following the collision between the Indian Plate and ...

Tucked away in the rolling landscape of Gettysburg lies Devil’s Den, a geological marvel where massive boulders create a natural labyrinth that feels like stepping into another dimension—one where ...