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A team of researchers have collected hundreds of previously unknown species to understand the impact of deep-sea mining ...

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from ...

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Starting just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, a vast underground deposit of lithium stretches south for 25 miles. A key ...

On the crisp winter mornings of Jan. 23 and 29, the quiet, snow-draped landscape surrounding Libby Dam, in Libby, Montana, transformed into a living ...

Discover how rocks, minerals & the rock cycle change your world. Join the Science Trek team to explore rocks and minerals! Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and ...

The limestone canyons along the Pecos River in southwest Texas are covered in ancient art. Painted by unidentified Indigenous peoples long ago, the Pecos River style murals stretch into northern ...

"Mineral-only" sunscreens are making huge inroads into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of "chemicals," a belief that "mineral" products are inherently safer, and confusion about how sunscreens ...

Anna Wang receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Moderna Australia. Jon Beves receives funding from the ...

Test your rock & mineral smarts—are you a Rock Star? Think you know rocks and minerals? Take the Science Trek quiz! Test your smarts on gold, salt, Earth’s oldest rocks, gemstones on Mars, and the ...

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 ...