Deep below Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...

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 ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

Southern Nevada teachers spend part of spring break learning about mining, earth science. Read more from The Nevada ...

The show continues Sunday, March 16 at the American 1 Event Center in Jackson, from 11 in the morning to 5 in the evening.

From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered intriguing traces of sulfur crystals embedded in Martian rock formations, adding weight ...

Whether you're really into rocks or just quartz-curious, Kansas City has a source for the minerals, crystals and fossils you ...

Her work was so quiet and fundamental—to academia and industry, all over the world—that she believed her job would be safe.

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

which means the minerals within the rocks are arranged in distinct layers. Their findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that the properties of rocks may contribute equally to the ...