Evolution isn't just for living organisms. Scientists have found that the mineral kingdom co-evolved with life, and that up to two thirds of the more than 4,000 known types of minerals on Earth can be ...

With vast but still underexplored deposits, Central Asia is emerging as a major source of rare earths and critical minerals ...

Granite colors range the spectrum from white to black to pink, but what makes a single rock type so variable? Here we will discover what makes each granite a different color, what that tells us about ...

The United States is rich in many different types of minerals, some of which have been selected as state minerals to represent the state's geology, history, economy, and culture. Each state’s ...

NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named “Wassonite” in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica in ...

If you’re not using humidifiers correctly, you may be breathing in toxic minerals, according to Andrea Dietrich, professor of ...

There is one type of vegetable full of minerals that could support your overall health. Root vegetables are excellent to add to your diet because of the different health benefits they offer. Sweet ...

NASA researchers and scientists from the United States, Germany and Japan have found a new mineral in material that likely came from a comet. The mineral, a manganese silicide named Brownleeite, was ...