Beneath Earth s surface, nearly 3,000 kilometers down, lies a mysterious layer where seismic waves speed up inexplicably. For ...

Stalks of iron-rich minerals, each a fraction the size of ... Among the oldest known fragments of Earth, the rocks preserve clues about the planet’s prehistoric marine environment.

Seventy percent of meteorites that hit Earth today can be traced back to only three families of asteroids a finding that overturns decades of hypotheses regarding the randomness of cosmic rubble and ...

Hidden beneath the rolling plains of northwestern Oklahoma lies a geological masterpiece that feels plucked straight from the imagination of a Hollywood set designer.

The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earths minerals. Last month, President Donald Trump said the ...

ETH Zurich scientists confirmed that solid rock flows deep inside Earth, solving a decades-old mystery about seismic waves.

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On a special episode (first released on May 28, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: We need rare earth minerals for use in items we rely on for modern life. New tech holds possibilities for mining at ...

Published in the Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition), this work underscores the journal’s role as a hub for ...

Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks ... in the journal Science Advances, the ...

Quincy Jones, Music Legend & 28-Time Grammy® Winner Basie Rocks! debuted at #1 on the Current Traditional Jazz Album Sales chart and #12 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz Albums chart. The album, ...