Researchers may have found a missing link in how Earth's mantle gets wet: newly discovered iron minerals that can store water at the extremely high temperatures and pressures present near our planet's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kyawthuite, found in Myanmar, is known from a single gemstone and may be the rarest mineral on Earth. (CREDIT: Natural History ...

On a special episode (first released on May 28, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: We need rare earth minerals for use in items we rely on for modern life. New tech holds possibilities for mining at home ...

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A team of Brazilian researchers discovered the first direct evidence that goethite—the mineral responsible for the brown color of soils—can withstand extreme pressures and temperatures all the way to ...

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Scientists have long sought to explain a key mismatch in Earth's early history: oxygen-producing photosynthesis evolved hundreds of millions of years before atmospheric oxygen began to rise during the ...

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Rare earth minerals are mostly sourced from China. Can we get them in the US? We need rare earth minerals for use in items we rely on for modern life. New tech holds possibilities for mining at home ...