A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical-metal-bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form ...

Scientists have identified a hidden deep-Earth pattern that may reveal where rare earth deposits form. The study links ...

Scientists have created a global “treasure map” for rare earth elements by uncovering where the strange volcanic rocks that ...

The largest rock from Mars ever found on Earth is going up for auction at Sotheby’s on July 16 The meteorite, known as NWA 16788, weighs about 54 lbs. and is approximately 15 inches at its widest ...

A team of researchers has created aglobal map that may change how scientists search for rare earth deposits. Their work links ...

Rare rocks buried deep beneath central Australia have revealed the origins of one of the world’s most promising new deposits of niobium — a metal vital for producing high-strength steel and clean ...

One recent morning near the mouth of a canyon in southwest Colorado Springs, Christine Siddoway placed a few peculiar rocks in a parking lot and a dozen strangers gathered around. “That’s pretty,” one ...

The largest piece of Mars rock on Earth is scheduled to go up for auction — and it may sell for as much as $4 million. Martian Meteorite NWA 16788 is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s on July 16, per a ...

A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical‑metal‑bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form near the thick and ancient cores of the world’s major continents. Researchers ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is one of the rarest types of space rock on Earth Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho/Getty The largest rock from Mars ever found on Earth is going up for auction at Sotheby’s on July ...