Discover how rocks, minerals & the rock cycle change your world. Join the Science Trek team to explore rocks and minerals! Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and ...

Test your rock & mineral smarts—are you a Rock Star? Think you know rocks and minerals? Take the Science Trek quiz! Test your smarts on gold, salt, Earth’s oldest rocks, gemstones on Mars, and the ...

Mucic acid crystals grown from a water-based solution achieved a record-breaking stiffness for an organic crystal.

Smithsonian researcher Wriju Chowdhury is part of an expedition searching for 4-billion-year-old crystals that could uncover the secrets behind Earth’s early history Emma Saaty A remote geologic ...

Iron in the ground has quietly been doing climate work for centuries, binding carbon in soils so effectively that it can stay ...

The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's formation. Glaciers, volcanic activity and the pushing of tectonic plates ...

Experts say this holy trinity of crystals can help see you though this month's Mercury retrograde. Looking for calm and clarity amidst the maddening energy of Mercury retrograde? Crystals might hold ...

A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay. But over the past two decades, this exposed remnant of ancient ...

As summer days are in full swing, Oklahomans are taking part in adventures across the state. For all you that nerd out over that cool rock you found, and we say nerd out in the most loving way ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover inadvertently crushed a rock while exploring a sulfates-rich area — and revealed a treasure of glinting, yellow crystals. And according to the space agency, it’s unlike ...

Sept. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...