That's because rocks are made of different minerals and rocks get their names (mostly ... and zoning (when conditions change in the magma as it crystallizes). A wide view of part of a thin section (at ...

Imagine if Earth's history had a mystery novel, and one of its biggest unsolved puzzles was: Where did all the nitrogen go?

NASA's Perseverance rover made a discovery on the Martian surface, uncovering a skull-shaped rock formation dubbed Skull Hill ...

Although Nasa has dubbed it ‘Skull Hill’, you can breathe easy that it is not literally a skull of an alien rolling around ...

Scientists found complex volcanic rocks in Jezero Crater, hinting at ancient Mars life and geological history potential.

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing ...

"Water abundance in the lunar mantle provides insights into the giant impact formation models for the Moon and plays a ...

Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of ...

UNLV geoscientist Arya Udry shares what motivates her in studying space, her work on the Mars Perseverance mission, and the world of knowledge a meteorite can bring.

Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world's most closely watched volcanic systems. Now a team of geoscientists has uncovered new evidence ...

Knowing what transpires within magma as it ascends and erupts is critical to effective ... Careful segmentation of 3D datasets allow for comparison of textures in regions of different composition.

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...