A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

EPFL researchers succeeded in sending and storing data using charge-free magnetic waves called spin waves, rather than ...

Any country can allow deep-sea mining in its own territorial waters, roughly up to 200 nautical miles from shore, and ...

President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could lead to a host of problems for underwater ecosystems.

Australia is joining the European Union and the United States in establishing strategic reserves of critical minerals, but ...

Skull Hill is a type of “float” rock — one that likely originated elsewhere and was transported to its current location.

Since its touchdown in Jezero Crater in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has steadily explored Martian rocks. From ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

But as vital as this mineral is, too much of it—especially due to a rare genetic disorder called Wilson’s disease—can turn it from helper to hazard. What is Wilson’s disease? Wilson’s disease is a ...

Washington has proposed a more expansive minerals deal which could give it ... the Kremlin said on Monday. There is a common understanding between Washington and Moscow that contacts should ...