Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

Yao can adjust pore size and the rate at which he injects the CO 2 gas. A camera takes a picture every 30 seconds during the six-hour duration of each experiment. The results from the laboratory ...

Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on top of one another, with the pressure of the layers of ...

To answer these questions, it is easiest to start with the amount of gold that humans have mined to date. The U.S. Geological ...

Outdoor kitchen countertop ideas can transform your space. Let’s narrow down the options and determine which type is best for ...

Hawaii’s beaches have a huge holiday pull when it comes to both relaxation and water sports. Whether you’re looking to spend ...

The United Verde Extension Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Co. was subsequently formed, followed by a decade of exploration costing $500,000 that revealed weakly mineralized host rocks and small ...

Meteorites from Mercury have never been found on Earth. But two pieces discovered in the Sahara desert might be remnants of ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.