A dusty envelope misplaced in a government archive has rewritten a chapter of mineral history. That 1949 letter, discovered ...

These tectonic movements facilitated the transformation of magnetite, a mineral originally present in the rocks, into hematite, which contains over 60% iron—far purer than its precursor.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

A 2Bil-year-old Moon rock that fell in Africa bridges a billion-year gap in lunar samples and rewrites what we know about ...

Natural cement found in industrial waste reacts with ocean water to form rocks in just 35 years, instead of millions.

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare ...

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated two to four ...

Natural cement found in industrial waste reacts with ocean water to form rocks in just 35 years, instead of millions.