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

Construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant is complete in Upton, ...

Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense ...

A new federally funded research project at the University of California, Davis, endeavors to extract valuable components for ...

About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous patches of strange rock sit above Earth’s core. New ...

Scientists found the first natural proof that underwater volcanoes make ammonia without biology, a reaction that may have ...

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

A Rutgers researcher and collaborators have linked unusual geological anomalies to Earth’s molten origins and its unique habitability. For many years, researchers have struggled to understand two ...

Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

Scientists found 3.3 billion-year-old biosignatures in ancient meteorites and fossils—a billion years older than we thought ...

NASA launches TRACERS satellites to reveal how solar energy penetrates Earth's magnetic shield and triggers space storms.