But these old rocks were one of the rarest minerals found on Earth. Until the discovery, only about a snowball-sized amount ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

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

This discovery changes how we think about where life can exist. It shows that geological activity alone, without sunlight or organic matter, can provide enough energy for ecosystems to survive ...

NASA and USGS are mapping critical minerals in the American West using airborne sensors to help reduce U.S. reliance on ...

A group of scientists have published a paper describing two meteorites that were found in the Sahara Desert. They believe the ...

The 56th Annual Gem & Mineral Show is set to take place on July 18 and 19. This family-friendly event will feature over 150 ...

With this year's funding, and tens of millions from Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures last year, the Calgary-based ...

As part of reducing reliance on China for rare earths, India is moving ahead with the auction of patches of land in Rajasthan ...

The helicopter-borne survey was completed by Geotech Ltd. and comprised a Versatile Time-Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM™ Plus) and horizontal magnetic gradiometer survey. The survey was flown at 200 ...