Editor’s Letter

A NEW ERA IN Space Exploration

Welcome to the Space Launch System (SLS), NASA’s

Antarctica Remains the Bellwether of a Warming Planet

Two recent statistics about global warming reported in

The Diamonds of Mercury?

Photos courtesy to Getty Images Given its proximity

Stan Finds a Home in Abu Dhabi

One of the most complete and well-preserved Tyrannosaurus

The Big Effects of Unseen Mountains

You don’t even know they are there: underwater

China to Search for “Earth 2.0”

Ever since the first discovery of a confirmed

Pushing Life’s Emergence Ever Deeper in Time

Photos courtesy to Getty Images A team of researchers

A New Fossil May Revise Cephalopod Genealogy— Or Maybe Not

When it comes to fossils, public interest and

THE PUNK ROCK COLORS of Pterosaurs!

In years past, paleontologists always said artists could

A Cool Blob and Lowering Sea Levels Put Iceland Back in the News

Some 10 percent of Iceland is covered by

CHASING A ROSE QUARTZ STAR

Many materials can exhibit a star including rose

HAVA RIDGE JASPER

Hava Ridge Jasper comes out of the southeast

How Do Fireworks Get their colors?

Summer celebrations, especially the Fourth of July, bring

PYRITIZED SEASHELLS

Afantastic find for any fossil and mineral collector

FROM SALAD DRESSING TO DIAMONDS

These General Electric synthetic colorless, diamond gems were

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TRANCAS GEODE

Clear quartz, blue chalcedony and an unusual finger quartz projection in this Trancas geode from Mexico.

SEEKING Sea Glass

A Naturally Recycled Artifact

DIVING FOR SHARK’S TEETH

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ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Selenite

A visit to most rock, metaphysical and museum

Exploring CALAMINE: A Summer Staple

In summer, when we think of calamine we think

HOW TO PLAN A ROCKHOUND ROAD TRIP... FOR ALL AGES

Planning a family road trip that includes everyone,

WHY DO Animals EAT ROCKS?

Getty Images / Monty Rakusen Gastroliths from Jurassic

Crystal Grids

FOR BEGINNERS

Magnetic Attraction

Miners, using a metal detector, found the very