- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 21st, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The finding has implications on understanding the origins of life
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 27th, 2012
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
Experts trace it back to the earliest time possible
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 4th, 2012
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
New observations were conducted using a NASA orbiter
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2012
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
Modified microorganisms can augment carbon storage capabilities
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Lunar Mineral Found in Australian Rock Sample
The rock was determined to be extremely old, scientists say
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Presidential Hopeful Newt Gingrich Wants to Mine the Moon
He made the announcement during a talk held on December 10