Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life-supporting’ past - Researchers used data ...

A QUT-led study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.

Kyiv and Washington are reported to be closing in on signing a deal to allow the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral deposits—trillions-of-dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. TThe world is on the brink of a ...

Greenland’s minerals are drawing renewed U.S. interest, but Arctic conditions, local opposition, and processing and refining challenges make near-term gains unlikely. Greenland is home to a ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. In the decade since the world ...

As you shop at the service station in REPO, you’ll notice energy crystals among the items. While a lot of the shop items are self-explanatory (guns? grenades? health packs?), these mysterious an ...

“It touches our everyday lives, but they're two of the critical minerals where we're most reliant on foreign sources. In the case of manganese, you know, it's places like China,” Risner said.

Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals on asteroids is just around the corner now, but not everyone is convinced (Credit: Getty Images) As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes ...

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) to increase domestic minerals production for national security by invoking Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code. Notably, ...