What started as a narrow water tunnel turned into something straight out of a fantasy novel—a hidden chamber lined with ...

In the far, northwestern corner of Oklahoma's Panhandle, you can find Black Mesa State Park and Black Mesa Nature Preserve.

"An important step." Researchers discover incredible new method to squeeze water out of crystals: 'Presents a new approach' ...

Salt water contains heavier oxygen isotopes, which are resistant to evaporation, while rainwater contains lighter isotopes, Gamaleldien said. Two zircon crystals showed isotopic evidence of ...

Diamonds, the super-strong and brilliant crystals of carbon atoms produced under the Earth’s crushing pressures, are typically valued for their beauty and durability. But scientists also value ...

Consequently, the crystals in the bowl of ice water should have formed more quickly and in greater numbers, but were smaller and less cubelike in shape because they had more impurities.

Preparation and structure of the water-harvesting hybrid organic crystals. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11689 ...

Are water crystals bad for the environment? –Terry Gilmour. This is an excellent question, and something an environmentally conscious gardener might wonder.

These human-size crystals formed in especially strange ways. New clues into ancient climate shifts reveal the possible origin story of Spain's Pulpí Geode, one of the world's largest.

Chemical clues in zircon crystals suggest the rock in which they formed came into contact with fresh water 4 billion years ago, when Earth was thought to be covered in ocean.