As we’ve just mentioned, obsidian is often thought of as being dark and opaque, but it can actually come in a whole bunch of ...

Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.

It is exposed at surface with no overburden and is amenable to low cost efficient bulk dredge mining, which will be contained ...

Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it seemed like many ...

The aim is to harness lava as it is flowing after an eruption and use the molten rock as eco-friendly architectural building ...

NASA Discovered Yellow Sulfur Crystals In A Rock, The First Discovery Of Pure Sulfur On Mars . Weighing in at 1,982-pounds, ...

Many kids and some adults enjoy collecting rocks. I still enjoy it but now I only look for rocks that indicate mineral ...

Water is ubiquitous on Earth—about 70% of Earth's surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and ...

In 1931, the Lafayette meteorite was rediscovered in a drawer at Purdue University. Since then, it has become a focus for ...

Scientists analyzing the 'Black Beauty' meteorite have discovered a zircon grain that hints at hydrothermal systems on early ...

The team analyzed meteorites from a large space rock designated as NWA7034 or “Black Beauty.” While all Martian meteorites ...

Following the 1990s discovery that Mars had once been a watery oasis in the solar system’s habitable zone, NASA devised a ...