In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

UK supermajor Shell has announced it is pulling out of the initial phase of the multibillion-dollar Argentina LNG project, a year after announcing its participation in the project. Shell and Argentina ...

The jewels nabbed in the Louvre heist may still be at large, but scientists have just closed the case on another gemstone mystery: what gives rare ammolite gems their rainbow shimmer. Ammolite comes ...

Ammolite, a gemstone from southern Alberta, showcases brilliant colours from ancient marine shells. These fossils, over 70 million years old, possess unique nanostructures that manipulate light.

The origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell — are reported in research published in Scientific Reports. The colours of ...

This stellar debut from Grace and Jones, cofounders of the U.K.’s Indian Block Print Co., teaches readers the art of block printing, a centuries-old method of using wooden Continue reading » For the ...

The word “fossil” tends to evokes calcified bones or shells — the “hard” body parts of an animal that died long ago. That’s partially because it is very rare for soft tissue — literal flesh making up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The solar system suddenly has a new member. A new object ...

Only four such objects have been discovered, astronomers say. Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which ...

Real-life “Yellowstone” cowboy went from sleeping in a tent to a building a TV empire People who are 'emotionally immature' always use these 12 phrases, say communication experts Arnhem 1944: The ...