The proposed mathematical model can become the basis for creating artificial intelligence tools used in geology and ...
Called bernwoodite, it’s one of two new minerals Korolev and his adviser at the AMNH, Kate Kiseeva, and their colleagues ...
A newly identified crystal hidden inside debris from the 1945 Trinity test reveals how nuclear explosions can create ...
Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a ...
NASA’s Mars rovers have found traces of minerals akin to those that make up precious gems on Earth. But their appearance and ...
Photo: Courtesy of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Chinese scientists have identified two previously unknown lunar minerals from the 1,731 grams of moon samples returned by Chang'e-5 mission, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The chemistry of crystals in some of Earth’s oldest rocks may ...
An illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover exploring inside Mars' Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have made a groundbreaking ...