Archive for July 29th, 2012

Discovery of World’s Largest ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ Hatches Doubt

Scientists from Russia’s Chechen State University claim to have unearthed at least 40 of the world’s largest “dinosaur eggs,” measuring up to 3 ft. (1 m) in diameter and dating back roughly 60 million years. Apparently, while blasting through rocks to build a road in southern Russia’s turbulent Chechnya republic, workers found a cluster of […]

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Discovery Sheds Light on Mantle Formation

Geologist unearths ancient rocks from ocean floor dating back two billion years Uncovering a rare, two-billion-year-old window into the Earth’s mantle, a University of Houston professor and his team have found our planet’s geological history is more complex than previously thought. Jonathan Snow, assistant professor of geosciences at UH, led a team of researchers in […]