SYFY WIRE geology Mercury's diamond covered surface makes it the crown jewel of the solar system All we need is a spaceship and a sifter and we'll be rich! By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago Life on Earth may have changed the chemistry of Earth's deep mantle Dead trilobites made diamonds slightly lighter. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Asteroids can reveal where they came from — and how they ended up smacking our planet in the face It's going to come as a shock — and pressure. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Secrets of Earth’s past revealed in ancient sands of time Suddenly, the sands in an hourglass seem a lot more important. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago When 'super mountains' crumble, evolution goes into overdrive It turns out that fresh cracked mountain is the ultimate condiment. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes What causes plate tectonics might not be what you think. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Weird chemistry is making the Earth's interior cool faster than thought An unusual mineral deep inside Earth's mantle saps the core's heat away. By Phil Plait 2 years ago The gates of hell are closing, at least in one place on Earth There is a reason the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan is called the “Gates of Hell”. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Is a treasure trove of stuff from Earth’s formation just waiting to be found in its depths? Deep in Earth’s mantle, near the core, are strange layers that are most likely leftovers from its formation. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Mordor on Earth? Magma from the depths of hell is seeping through a mysterious crack Somewhere in central Panama, there is an almost unearthly phenomenon of an opening going deep into the mantle. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 4
Mercury's diamond covered surface makes it the crown jewel of the solar system All we need is a spaceship and a sifter and we'll be rich! By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
Life on Earth may have changed the chemistry of Earth's deep mantle Dead trilobites made diamonds slightly lighter. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Asteroids can reveal where they came from — and how they ended up smacking our planet in the face It's going to come as a shock — and pressure. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Secrets of Earth’s past revealed in ancient sands of time Suddenly, the sands in an hourglass seem a lot more important. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
When 'super mountains' crumble, evolution goes into overdrive It turns out that fresh cracked mountain is the ultimate condiment. By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago
The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes What causes plate tectonics might not be what you think. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Weird chemistry is making the Earth's interior cool faster than thought An unusual mineral deep inside Earth's mantle saps the core's heat away. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
The gates of hell are closing, at least in one place on Earth There is a reason the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan is called the “Gates of Hell”. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Is a treasure trove of stuff from Earth’s formation just waiting to be found in its depths? Deep in Earth’s mantle, near the core, are strange layers that are most likely leftovers from its formation. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Mordor on Earth? Magma from the depths of hell is seeping through a mysterious crack Somewhere in central Panama, there is an almost unearthly phenomenon of an opening going deep into the mantle. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago