NASA’s latest Mars findings have pushed the search for ancient life from speculation into a disciplined, data-rich debate ...

A bunch of materials called rare earth elements (REE) that are crucial for producing a vast range of tech products – from ...

The exhibition guides visitors through four thematic sections. The first, Myriad Forms of Crystal Structures, delves into the ...

The 45th annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium took place in Socorro earlier this month, Nov. 7-9. The New Mexico Bureau of ...

In preparation for analyzing Mars samples, scientists are turning to a surprising source: Iceland’s mudrocks. These rocks, ...

Imagine you're in southeast Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura—population 133. You're in a dusty ...

The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals ...

In a first for the Perseverance rover, it appears to have found an iron-nickel meteorite near the Jezero Crater.

To say that a trip from Earth to Mars is merely a long one would be a massive understatement. On July 30, 2020, when the ...

According to the IMF, tax avoidance by multinational mining companies costs African countries between US$470 million and ...

Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...