Michael Easter is the author of The Comfort Crisis, a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Mineralogists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are reporting the surprising discovery of a new mineral. Called calcium silicate perovskite, traces of the mineral were discovered in a diamond formed deep in the earth’s mantle.

President Joe Biden nominated Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, as the next U.S. attorney for the state.

In 1823 the Scottish scientist Sir David Brewster, known at that time for his famed optical experiments, (and inventing the kaleidoscope), described a “remarkable new liquid found trapped inside cavities of crystals” and dutifully reported what he had discovered in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh science journal.

The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, already the subject of scrutiny for various actions in the case, drew attention again on Monday for his handling of jury instructions.

Arizona Club, 221 N. 1st Street, one of Las Vegas’ first permanent buildings, was still standing years after the old red light district of Block 16 was closed.

New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by UNLV geochemist Oliver Tschauner.

UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. But they say it shouldn’t be here.

UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There’s just one catch: it shouldn’t be here.