Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas ...

Last time you saw me I was hiking through the woods looking at fossils in the rocks. Now I've brought back a collection of my findings and it's time to take an up-close look and my haul. Join me as I ...

Carbonate minerals contain carbon dioxide, which, when present in the atmosphere, warms a planet. These minerals suggest that carbon dioxide could have previously existed in the atmosphere in larger ...

A multinational team of scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus will set sail Monday for a 22-day mission to ...

Waterfalls are cascading beauties with enchanting appearances that are a treat to the eyes and soothing effects that calm the ...

Donald Trump's government has proposed what space experts are calling a 'destructive' $6 billion cut to NASA 's budget. This ...

The Earth started as a mixture of gas and dust around the Sun and grew as it collided with asteroids and dust particles.

A whole population of 'minimoons' - tiny natural satellites - may be quietly circling near Earth, scientists now believe, after discovering a second Moon-origin rock drifting close to our planet ...

In a recent study, researchers from Curtin University and the Geological Survey of Western Australia unearthed compelling ...

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

UA Little Rock geology student Sydney Joheim has been curious about Earth’s remains since she was a little girl, from ...

Have you ever found yourself in a museum's gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled "stone ...