Scientists explore Lost City, in the Atlantic, where chemical reactions in hydrothermal vents could explain the origin of ...

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” ...

The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent by massive amounts of suspended sediments along its 5,400-kilometer length.

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

“Those three metals are toxic,” said Ivano Aiello, a marine geology professor at Moss Landing Marine Labs, who led the soils testing. “They are hazardous to aquatic life. We want to ...

This strategic move is aimed at bolstering the company’s rare earth exploration efforts. Credit: Joaquin Corbalan P/Shutterstock. Integral Metals has announced the acquisition of the Woods Creek ...

Earth AI uses its AI-powered Mineral Targeting Platform to identify mineral resources at a fraction of traditional costs. Credit: LookerStudio/Shutterstock. Earth AI ...

Astronomers have just uncovered an intriguing planet not far from us in cosmic terms. It’s a super-Earth, orbiting a star similar to our Sun, and it might have the conditions necessary to support life ...

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