Ever since the term “Snowball Earth” was first proposed in a 1992 paper, it has prompted substantial debate among scientists.

Cemeteries not only provide a peaceful place to contemplate and commemorate the dead. They are also great places for studying ...

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will be meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Cliff’s Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., in Ishpeming. The program for November will be: “Show and Tell ...

In a bid to unearth its own nickel, lithium, and more, the U.S. is using AI to help zero in on mineral-rich deposits.

Petrified wood forms through a process known as permineralization, which happens under very specific conditions. It all starts with the burial of organic plant material—trees and other types of ...

When did liquid water exist on Mars and what can it tell us about when, or if, life ever existed on the Red Planet? This is ...

Analyzing billion-year-old rocks, researchers at Virginia Tech hope to find traces of dark matter. The idea was first ...

Too much fluoride can make your teeth brown, but getting a little bit is a dentist's dream. Here's the complete history of ...

Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer – born of lava that flowed ...

Turning to the healing properties of rocks is Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society President Jason Upchurch.

Au within 2.7 meters grading 7.0 g/t Au Register HERE to Join CEO Chad Peters for a Swift Webinar at 12:00 pm ET November 8, ...