Billions of years ago, Mars was warmer and wetter than today, perhaps because volcanoes belched enough carbon dioxide to ...

NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...

Rare earths, on the other hand, have narrower supply chains and are often more difficult to extract, requiring more ...

"The last four months have been a whirlwind for the science team, and we still feel that Witch Hazel Hill has more to tell us." ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

Beijing’s ban on exporting six valuable minerals highlights America’s reliance on China for many raw materials that ...

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

A photomosaic taken by the Curiosity rover on April 30, 2023, at one drill site in Gale Crater, Mars. Rock powder samples ...

China currently dominates global refining for critical minerals essential to modern economies — including lithium, cobalt, nickel, natural graphite, and rare earth elements — making it the primary ...

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made one of its most scientifically rich discoveries yet on Mars, unearthing a dense collection ...