Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran ...

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...

Rare earth minerals aren't rare ... So they take the actual rare earths out of the rest of the rock in China, which makes the rest of the world highly vulnerable to any restrictions that they ...