China dominates rare earth metal production, granting its government significant global trade control. This dominance has ...

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A new study has found thick layers of clay found on Mars could have provided the required mix of water, minerals and a calm environment for life to develop. Scientists from The University of Texas at ...

The landscape is stark, dark and dramatic, formed by a series of eruptions in the last 16,000 years that have stacked layer ...

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

If you’ve been following the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, you might have seen the ...

GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.

A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

A team of UK researchers is working on lightweight cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar devices for space arrays. The aim is to ...

This is Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo’s monument to American automotive excess and possibly the only place in Texas where spray painting someone else’s property isn’t just legal—it’s encouraged.

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