This month, CRV Science expands across Earth science, mineralogy, and natural history illustration with new interactive tools on LowKey Games, CRV Science Learn, the Science Wiki, News & Dispatches, and the CRV Science Shop.
1. LowKey Games — LithoClade: Rocks & Minerals: You can now play LithoClade: Rocks & Minerals on LowKey Games. Built around petrogenetic rock classification and the Dana/Strunz mineralogical system, LithoClade challenges players to classify 124 rock and mineral specimens across Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks as well as the 8 major chemical mineral classes—from felsic plutons and volcanic glasses to carbonate reefs, high-grade schists, and native elements. We also refined Lexicon: Scientific Vocabulary with clearer physical science definitions and updated question sets.
2. Learn & Science Wiki — Geology Identification Guide: Alongside the game, our new Geology: Rock & Mineral ID Guide & Field Compendium offers an interactive field reference covering igneous cooling rate and silica chemistry, the Wentworth clastic grain-size scale, metamorphic pressure–temperature facies, and the Mohs 1–10 scratch hardness scale. Every specimen in the guide connects directly to a dedicated entry in the CRV Science Wiki, where you can explore its chemical formula, crystal habit, diagnostic field traits, and geological formation environment.
3. News & Dispatches — Spaceflight, Climate & Biodiversity Coverage: Our News & Dispatches archive continues to publish daily syntheses across planetary science, climate systems, and evolutionary biology, including our recent report on NASA’s Revised 2027 Artemis III Low-Earth Orbit Docking Architecture.
4. CRV Science Shop — Framed Prints, Postcards & Greeting Cards: The CRV Science Shop now features an expanded collection of original scientific artwork across T-Shirts, Other Clothing, Art Prints (including 12″×18″ Framed Luster Photo Prints and stretched canvas prints), a dedicated Postcards & Greeting Cards collection celebrating biological and astronomical illustration, Accessories, and Books.