The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

Just after sunset, a tornado started at Grangeville, moving through Shinnston, and Montrose, West Virginia. The tornado ...

Southern Arizona has numerous sites known for their pyroxene minerals, from Twin Buttes south of Tucson, to Ajo, to the Chiricahua, Santa Rita and Patagonia mountain ranges.

However, after analyzing minerals in fossilized teeth, scientists said the massive shark may have hunted whatever was available in local waters. The study also showed there were regional ...

Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” By Darren Orf Published: Feb 17, 2025 9:00 AM EST ...

Zircon crystals are almost indestructible; some still around today are nearly 4.4 billion years old. They're like tiny time capsules that retain the chemical fingerprints of this extremely early time.

It could be said that minerals are salt-of-the-earth, crystals are organized, and gemstones like to show off. Not very scientific, though, so let’s dive into the details. What is a mineral?

Crystals and gemstones can be more than just beautiful—they can be deadly. Minerals like arsenopyrite, cinnabar, galena, and torbernite carry toxic substances like arsenic, mercury, lead, and ...

What makes Crystal Lake uniquely dangerous is that it’s not, in fact, a lake: It's a mining quarry. From 1973 to 1990, ASARCO Inc. and, later, Heritage Minerals mined the site for titanium ...