This Spooky Well Turns Things to Stone, Literally

This Spooky Well Turns Things to Stone, Literally

Leaves, sticks, dead birds - all become stone sculptures

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 3rd, 2015
Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning

Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning

The veins, imaged by NASA's Curiosity rover during a hike, comprise minerals deposited by fluids on the Martian surface

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 30th, 2014
Mars' Grand Canyon Was Once Home to Massive Glaciers, Evidence Indicates

Mars' Grand Canyon Was Once Home to Massive Glaciers, Evidence Indicates

Scientists believe to have found first ever mineralogical evidence of long-lost glaciers in Mars' Grand Canyon

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 21st, 2014
Formation of Stunning Sandstone Arches Explained

Formation of Stunning Sandstone Arches Explained

Researchers say wind and rain alone cannot explain the birth of such structures

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 23rd, 2014
New Mineral Dubbed Putnisite Discovered in Western Australia

New Mineral Dubbed Putnisite Discovered in Western Australia

Putnisite is said to be unlike any of the other mineral species thus far discovered

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 13th, 2014
Tiny Diamond Reveals Vast Amounts of Water in Earth's Mantle

Tiny Diamond Reveals Vast Amounts of Water in Earth's Mantle

A never-before-seen mineral crystal led experts to this conclusion

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2014
World's Copper Reserves Estimated at 3.5 Billion Metric Tons in New Study

World's Copper Reserves Estimated at 3.5 Billion Metric Tons in New Study

These amounts are divided between 11 regions around the globe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2013
Clays Found on the Surface of Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa

Clays Found on the Surface of Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa

A series of new studies was recently focused on this natural satellite

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2013
Early Earth Had 10 Times Fewer Minerals than Today

Early Earth Had 10 Times Fewer Minerals than Today

The finding has implications on understanding the origins of life

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 27th, 2012
Allende Meteorite Reveals New Primitive Mineral

Allende Meteorite Reveals New Primitive Mineral

The discovery has been made by a team of American researchers

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 27th, 2012
How Mercury Evolved on Earth

How Mercury Evolved on Earth

Experts trace it back to the earliest time possible

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Opportunity Finds Water-Borne Minerals at Endeavour Crater

Opportunity Finds Water-Borne Minerals at Endeavour Crater

New science results from the rovers detailed in scientific paper

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Mercury Is a Colorful Planet

Mercury Is a Colorful Planet

New observations were conducted using a NASA orbiter

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2012
Countless Impacts Shape Up Cosmic Bodies

Countless Impacts Shape Up Cosmic Bodies

This holds true for all planets and space rocks alike

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2012
Bacteria Could Help Us Fight Global Warming

Bacteria Could Help Us Fight Global Warming

Modified microorganisms can augment carbon storage capabilities

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2012
Lunar Mineral Found in Australian Rock Sample

Lunar Mineral Found in Australian Rock Sample

The rock was determined to be extremely old, scientists say

Presidential Hopeful Newt Gingrich Wants to Mine the Moon

Presidential Hopeful Newt Gingrich Wants to Mine the Moon

He made the announcement during a talk held on December 10

 
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