A new federally funded research project at UC Davis endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other ...

Forget the dusty, rusty landscape you see today. Billions of years ago, Mars may have been soaking wet. Tropical storms might ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Two new publications remap the understanding of reverse weathering in the scientific community. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s ...

Beyond their glittering facets and rugged textures, rocks and minerals hold the Earth's deepest memories: of stellar explosions, ancient oceans, and the forces that sculpted the continents. Having ...

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

Rare earth minerals are used in vast array of high-tech electronics, and they are crucial to the energy transition. They’re also a geopolitical football, most recently tossed by the United States to ...

For decades, helium has been produced with natural gas, generating huge carbon emissions. Now, geologists are looking for new ...

A host of problems with existing projects are only making matters worse. Ore quality—the amount of valuable metal in a sample of rock—is declining, forcing miners to dig deeper; mining permits can ...

Every year, something extraordinary happens in Tucson. Beneath the backdrop of rugged mountains and under an impossibly blue sky, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show transforms the city into a global hub ...