An extremely persistent and highly mobile “forever chemical” byproduct is contaminating many mineral water brands sold across ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started.

Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System, formed under fiery conditions in the early ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea ...

The Marble Caves sit on the shores of a turquoise glacial lake in southern Chile. Light bounces off the water onto the walls, ...

Safe drinking water is a cornerstone of health, but a new discovery challenges this assumption. Researchers have found traces ...

MIT historian Megan Black explores the historical significance of minerals in shaping global economies and power dynamics.

As leaders at the Department of the Interior, we are committed to unleashing the science of today in order to confront the ...

Dry river channels and lake beds on Mars point to the long-ago presence of a liquid on the planet's surface, and the minerals ...

Global competition for critical minerals intensifies as nations adopt protectionist policies to secure resources for energy ...

Dmitryivanovite, another mineral found only in meteorites, also has a similar chemical formula but a different arrangement. Both minerals were named after geologists. Krotite was named after ...