A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

influencing heat transfer in rocks and minerals. Porosity: The measure of void spaces in a material, which affects its ability to hold fluids and its thermal properties. Lithology: The study of ...

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

Thousands of mysterious clay mounds found on Mars were formed by ancient water on the Red Planet's barren northern plains, ...

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars’ barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the air while also increasing yields. But it ...

The Department of Geology has changed its name to the Department of Earth Sciences to better reflect the breath of its work.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo Department of Geology is about much more than rocks and minerals. Its faculty and ...

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...