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The Meteorite That Crashed Through a New Jersey Roof Just Rewrote What We Know About Asteroid Chemistry

The Meteorite That Crashed Through a New Jersey...

New lab results on the Hillsborough, New Jersey meteorite reveal a richer mix of extraterrestrial amino acids than samples returned from asteroids Bennu and Ryugu.

The Meteorite That Crashed Through a New Jersey...

New lab results on the Hillsborough, New Jersey meteorite reveal a richer mix of extraterrestrial amino acids than samples returned from asteroids Bennu and Ryugu.

A 450-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Just Yielded the Oldest Soft Tissue Ever Found in a Fossil

A 450-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Just Yielded the...

University of Oklahoma paleontologists found 450-million-year-old fossilized soft tissue in a crinoid — only the second such find ever, and a reminder that these ancient sea creatures built their skeletons...

A 450-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Just Yielded the...

University of Oklahoma paleontologists found 450-million-year-old fossilized soft tissue in a crinoid — only the second such find ever, and a reminder that these ancient sea creatures built their skeletons...

A Fireball Over Lake Huron Just Scattered Meteorites Across a Remote Canadian Island

A Fireball Over Lake Huron Just Scattered Meteo...

A June 19 bolide over Ontario dropped a significant meteorite fall on Lake Huron's Cockburn Island, and Western University scientists are now mapping the strewn field.

A Fireball Over Lake Huron Just Scattered Meteo...

A June 19 bolide over Ontario dropped a significant meteorite fall on Lake Huron's Cockburn Island, and Western University scientists are now mapping the strewn field.

Paraíba Tourmalines Headline Phillips' $4.1 Million New York Jewels Sale

Paraíba Tourmalines Headline Phillips' $4.1 Mil...

Phillips' June 10, 2026 New York Jewels auction totaled $4.1 million with a 95% sell-through rate, with five Paraíba tourmalines among the sale's most closely watched lots.

Paraíba Tourmalines Headline Phillips' $4.1 Mil...

Phillips' June 10, 2026 New York Jewels auction totaled $4.1 million with a 95% sell-through rate, with five Paraíba tourmalines among the sale's most closely watched lots.

Five Rare Paraíba Tourmalines Sell for $3.4 Million at Sotheby's

Five Rare Paraíba Tourmalines Sell for $3.4 Mil...

A private collection of five Brazilian Paraíba tourmalines blew past estimates at Sotheby's June 2026 high jewelry sale in New York, part of a $43.4 million total.

Five Rare Paraíba Tourmalines Sell for $3.4 Mil...

A private collection of five Brazilian Paraíba tourmalines blew past estimates at Sotheby's June 2026 high jewelry sale in New York, part of a $43.4 million total.

Why Gemologists Can't Yet Say for Sure Ethiopia's Tourmaline Is 'Paraíba'

Why Gemologists Can't Yet Say for Sure Ethiopia...

SSEF's own testing shows the reported Ethiopian tourmalines overlap heavily with Brazilian material — here's why that makes origin so hard to prove.

Why Gemologists Can't Yet Say for Sure Ethiopia...

SSEF's own testing shows the reported Ethiopian tourmalines overlap heavily with Brazilian material — here's why that makes origin so hard to prove.