Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system. A recent study of microscopic grains collected from Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft ...

A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface ...

Antigorite is the dominant serpentine mineral in serpentinite, a key target mineral for investigating the physical properties of tectonic plate boundaries in subduction zone regions. Now, researchers ...

NASA and theU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative to map critical minerals in the American West. With the help of airborne sensors developed for space ...

The future of green energy could be unlocked by a super rare mineral, researchers claim. The mineral in question is jadarite. It resembles kryptonite, the crystals that Lex Luthor often uses to weaken ...

The specimens in the Science History Institute's latest exhibit are spiky, striking and, in some cases, fluorescent. A few are toxic, and at least one is otherworldly. All of them are on permanent ...

The US is saber-rattling over Greenland once again. The vast island's natural resources are back on the agenda, a year after then-US national security advisor Michael Waltz announced: "This is about ...

Electronic waste after components containing rare earths were extracted from computer hard disk parts at the Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM) (Geological and Mining Research Office) ...

X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...