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The Largest and Most Significant Black Crystal Ever Found
A mammoth 568 carats “The Eternal Flame” is the largest and most significant black crystal ever found. What makes it even rarer is its origin. The volcanic soils of coastal New South Wales, Australia are replete with bands of obsidian … Continue reading
New Species of Dinosaur Is the Largest Land Animal to Ever Walk the Earth
Diego Pol lying by large femur thigh bone fossil of thenew species find, One hundred million years ago, a colossal creature the size of a 737 thundered through the forests of South America, picking trees clean with its head extended … Continue reading
World’s Second Largest Rough Diamond Too Big to Sell
Lesedi la Rona is the largest diamond discovered in more than a century, and the second-biggest ever found. A Canadian diamond-mining company may be forced to cut its prize diamond after failing to find a buyer at Sotheby’s last summer, … Continue reading
Why Tyrannosaurus was a slow runner and why the largest are not always the fastest
No other animal on land is faster than a cheetah – the elephant is indeed larger, but slower. For small to medium-sized animals, larger also means faster, but for really large animals, when it comes to speed, everything goes downhill … Continue reading
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Why Tyrannosaurus was a slow runner and why the largest are not always the fastest
No other animal on land is faster than a cheetah – the elephant is indeed larger, but slower. For small to medium-sized animals, larger also means faster, but for really large animals, when it comes to speed, everything goes downhill … Continue reading
Size not important for fish in the largest mass extinction of all time
Understanding modern biodiversity and extinction threats is important. It is commonly assumed that being large contributes to vulnerability during extinction crises. However, researchers have found that size played no role in the extinction of fish during the largest mass extinction … Continue reading
The World’s Largest Aquamarine Gem
The Dom Pedro aquamarine obelisk by gem sculptor Bernd Munsteiner The Dom Pedro aquamarine is the world’s largest cut aquamarine gem. It was cut from a crystal originally weighing approximately 100 pounds (45 kg) and measuring more than 3 feet … Continue reading
Japan’s largest complete dinosaur skeleton discovered
The complete skeleton of an eight-meter-long dinosaur has been unearthed from marine deposits dating back 72 million years at Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, making it the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
The Meteorite Largest Ever Found in the United States
The Willamette Meteorite on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Willamette Meteorite weighs 15.5 tons. This iron meteorite, which was found in Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in North America The … Continue reading
The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in Alaska
Photo by Marshall Ronne, Jr. The largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska is named the Alaska Centennial Nugget. It weighs a whopping 294.10 troy ounces (9.14 Kilograms, 20.16 pound), and was found near the town of Ruby, Alaska in … Continue reading