Drinking untreated water can lead to a range of GI illnesses and may contain dangerous industrial contaminants like lead, ...

A NASA mission collected the sample and brought it back in 2023, and scientists have found traces of ancient brine that contains minerals that are the raw ingredients of life.

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Rocks and minerals contribute essential raw materials for any civilization, and in a technological society minerals (and the rare ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

The Senate approved a bill banning the export of raw minerals, aiming to develop local industries, create higher-value goods, and generate more jobs.

By Daniel M. FRANKS & Rüya PERINCEKPolicymakers and industry leaders have gathered in Cape Town for the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. At the top of their agenda is the Africa’s reserves ...

ForMovFluid aims to meet the demands of the European Union by seeking to exploit deposits within its own borders. The initiative is structured as a doctoral network, which is currently actively ...