The unusually warm section of the Earth’s mantle beneath Oman sparked curiosity about hidden plumes that shift known ideas of ...

Jezero Crater, once a lake bed some 3.5 billion years ago, has become the focus of NASA’s search for signs of past life. It’s ...

Volcanic regions like Etna are known to be rich in various minerals and elements. Mount Erebus, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is estimated to spew around 80 grams of gold into the frigid ...

Green energy could take a major leap forward if we start to rely on the rare mineral jadarite, researchers claim in a new ...

Volcanic lakes are some of the most mesmerizing natural wonders. They are formed when water collects in the craters of dormant or extinct volcanoes. Often surrounded by captivating terrain, these ...

These samples contained volcanic minerals dating to around 3 billion years ago, and researchers at the time believed that these minerals came from some of the last eruptions to occur on our ...

In 2004, researchers from the mining group Rio Tinto found this peculiar mineral in Jadar (pronounced "Yadar"), Serbia. Its ...

so studying certain minerals formed from ancient volcanoes can help us understand where to mine them. A new study looking at the ancient “plumbing system” of a volcano known a the Toongi ...

Scientists from the Natural History Museum have unraveled the geological mysteries behind jadarite, a rare lithium-bearing ...