The SAA has been described as a ‘dent’ or ‘pothole’ in Earth's magnetic field by NASA. The agency said that it ‘can cause big ...

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

Something strange is happening beneath southern Africa. A vast underground structure may be slowly disrupting Earth’s ...

Pale rocks on the red planet reveal a watery past and suggest the potential for life. Sometimes, scientists have to dig, work ...

Geologists use the discipline of paleomagnetism to measure the Earth's magnetic field as it existed millions of years ago. When molten rock cools, magnetic minerals align with the planet's magnetic ...

A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.

The Case Batholith is considered prospective for lithium (Li) and cesium (Cs) mineralization, particularly in pegmatitic lithologies. Notably, the property is situated near the Case Lake ...

The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to renewable energy and green technologies. It ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...

Special Report: Future Battery Minerals has identified four gold targets at its Kalgoorlie North project in WA and each is up ...

Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...