THE comparison between water and lava might seem absurd at first glance, as one is essential for life while the other is a ...

Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One way to find water worlds beyond our ...

A team of scientists has assembled a new model describing the climate characteristics of the hellishly hot exoplanet, K2-141b, and it sounds like a real estate brochure for Mustafar. The model ...

Discover Mount Shuksan's green top, all built from ancient oceanic greenschist. Greenschist is a special type of rock that gets its green tint from minerals compressed long ago deep under the ocean.

In 2017, gem and mineral dealer Erik Rintamaki stumbled upon glowing rocks along a beach near Lake Superior. The rocks, which looked normal at first, fluoresced brilliantly underneath UV ...

If you wanted to hide billions of tons of carbon dioxide for thousands of years, where would you go? According to a new study ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been fiercely erupting for well over a month. Now, residents are finding little green gems that have fallen out of the sky during Kilauea's eruption. The green gems are ...

Volcanoes and contact metamorphism (existing rocks exposed to magma) have played an important role in the geologic history and diverse mineral composition of Arizona. From 1.8 billion years ago during ...

Rock minerals are important for soil and plant health. I've often told folks that any kind of rock that's different from the native rock will help. The main rock minerals I use myself and recommend to ...