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 ...

A discovery of lunar glass beads continues to captivate scientists, shedding new light on the Moon’s volcanic history. These ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than ...

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