A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare meteorite, studied by UK scientists and unveiled at a major geochemistry ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

A rock - called 'ringwoodite' - is present 400 miles beneath Earth's crust which has a huge amount of water inside it ...

Formed of oxygen and silicon, two of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, rock crystal takes its name from the ancient Greek word krustallos, meaning “frozen ice,” and has long ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest? New research suggests they are.

The Universe’s most abundant ice isn’t formless—it’s secretly laced with crystals. And that might change how we think about ...

An abandoned mine in Spain hides a sparkling treasure – the world's largest geode, a natural crystal phenomenon that has stunned scientists.

Geologists rely on tiny crystals of the mineral zircon to understand the timing of key events in Earth's early days, like the rising of continents and the emergence of oceans.

The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's ...

Meet the Scientist Venturing to Remote Canada in Search of the Earth’s Oldest Rocks Smithsonian researcher Wriju Chowdhury is part of an expedition searching for 4-billion-year-old crystals that ...