Zircon

Woodleigh Crater in Western Australia is one of the largest on Earth. But now, researchers from Curtin University have discovered new evidence that the crater could be bigger than previously thought – thanks to the presence of one of the rarest minerals ever found.

Just like people, continents break up and drift apart. And sometimes just like a forgotten ex, they resurface unexpectedly. What can we learn about earth's early days from the remains of an ancient supercontinent?

New findings from a team of geochemists at UCLA indicate that life on our home planet started hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. The discovery was made when looking at ancient zircon crystals, and could change our understanding of early Earth.

May 18, 2007 Zircon have added a couple of clever new electronic tools to their range; a laser measuring device that can automatically calculate surface area or