It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

In the 1860s, white settlers flocked to what would become Marysvale, where the Deer Trail Mine is now located, with high hopes to strike gold, silver, and copper. By the 1930s, though, most of the ...

After the Red Planet reemerged from conjunction — a period when NASA doesn't communicate with spacecraft because Mars is behind the sun from Earth's point of view in space — scientists began planning ...

When and how quickly can ecosystems "tip" and how will they develop in the future? Researchers from the University of Potsdam, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Technical ...

The Artemis 2 astronauts will venture deeper into space than any human has gone before. That presents some seriously exciting ...

A rough diamond unearthed in Botswana in the final quarter of 2025 has drawn sustained attention from geoscientists and gemological laboratories worldwide. The 37.41-carat crystal features a highly ...

Ancient duplicated genes are giving scientists their first real clues about what life was like before all life on Earth shared a common ancestor.

All life on Earth shares a common ancestor that lived roughly four billion years ago. This so-called "last universal common ...

Wyoming’s top energy agency is recommending a combined $11.7 million in taxpayer-funded grants to support carbon capture at ...

Pop icon Lionel Richie and R&B superstars Earth, Wind & Fire are touring North America this summer, with a stop right here in ...

Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance ...