The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater.

Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

If Western support falters, Ukraine’s reserves of rare earth minerals will be left at the mercy of Russia and China. The global economy is growing more and more dependent on critical ...