Minerals aren’t just in rocks—they’re in your house, your food, even your body! From aluminum cans to toothpaste, and calcium to iron, discover how minerals shape the world around us and why they’re ...

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 ...

Scientists in Missouri are actively pursuing dozens of minerals, including rare ones, that have been found across the state.

Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map rocks hosting lithium and other critical minerals on Earth’s surface some ...

The first 1.5 billion years of Earth’s evolution is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the lack of any significant rock record prior to four billion years ago and a very limited record until ...

Sophisticated new chemical analysis of gases trapped in rocks for millions of years has cast new light on the origin of the ...

A guide to the rare resources behind EVs, chips and defense tech — and the startups reshaping how they’re sourced.

Beyond their glittering facets and rugged textures, rocks and minerals hold the Earth's deepest memories: of stellar explosions, ancient oceans, and the forces that sculpted the continents. Having ...

These altered, hydrogen-producing rocks behave like natural reactors. They offer clues to how deep-ocean chemistry works ...

WYOMING, Mich. — What looks like just a rock to most people can hold much more meaning for collectors. The rock can be a story, a science lesson, or even a childhood memory. The Indian Mounds Rock and ...