A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

In short, yes. But we have to actively work to avoid repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels. As ...

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ever record of such a ...

WYSOX – This past weekend, the Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club’s 55th Annual Gem and Mineral Show dazzled attendees with an impressive display of stunning specimens, fascinating geology and hands-on ...

It comes as a trade war escalates with China, which has overwhelming control over the supply chain of some critical minerals. Last year, Beijing banned the sale of some critical minerals to the US ...

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to boost production of critical minerals in the United States and confirmed a deal to gain access to minerals in Ukraine was still on ...

President Donald Trump is invoking emergency powers to boost the ability of the US to produce critical minerals — and potentially coal — as part of a broad effort to ramp up the development of ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to increase domestic production of critical minerals, including uranium, copper, potash, gold and possibly coal. Trump directed federal ...