As we face significant climate-related challenges, minerals can offer a bridge between ecological restoration and ...

The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to discuss a critical minerals deal as Ukraine vies to win the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump at a perilous diplomatic ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to ...

Beijing has targeted five metals: tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium. China is the biggest producer of all of them. But would export controls — rather than an outright export ban — ...

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired ...

They're in smartphones, laptops, and fighter jets -- rare earths are a critical component in microchips and artificial intelligence. They're also at the heart of a growing geopolitical struggle for ...

If you have extra time, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is worthwhile. In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. The school had been all ...

Ruby and sapphire are varieties of the mineral corundum. - Courtesy Hamilton Jewelers Ruby ... Marble forms as part of the metamorphic (rock-altering) process, when heat and pressure from mountain ...