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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The Geological Story of the World’s Largest Salt Mirror
When you look at Salar de Uyuni from a distance, on a clear day, the line...
Top 10 Strangest Minerals Ever Discovered
The Wildest, Weirdest, “How Is This Even Real?” Minerals on Earth
Let’s be honest: geology at school feels clean and organized. Crystals have systems, hardness...
Top 10 Crystals with Extreme Optical Effects
There are millions of minerals on Earth, but only a tiny group really steps onto the stage and tears the light apart with some...
Faults and Folds
How Stress Shapes the Earth’s Crust
At a quick glance, the surface of our planet looks stable. Mountains appear fixed in place, valleys seem permanent,...
Rare Earth Minerals: The Geology Behind Them
Geology, Uses & the Global Supply Crisis Shaping Our Technological Future
Rare earth minerals are one of the strangest contradictions in modern geology: visually unimpressive,...
How Supervolcanoes Work (and What Makes Them Different)
When a volcano erupts, most people imagine a familiar scene: a mountain peak releasing dark ash, bright lava flowing down the slopes, exploding rocks,...
Avalanches: Geologic & Environmental Triggers
When you look at a mountain covered in snow, your first impression is usually peace. Snow is quiet. The landscape is smooth, calm, untouched....
10 Dangerous Volcanoes on Earth
Why Some Volcanoes Are Far More Dangerous Than Others
When people imagine a volcano, they usually picture slow-moving red lava gently flowing down a mountainside....