Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

Scientists have shown how geologic process regulates the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Researchers have documented evidence suggesting that part of the reason that Earth has become ...

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large ...

Matt Benoit is a journalist based in Bellingham, Washington. His work has appeared in several Washington newspapers, the Pacific Northwest Inlander, Salish Current, WhatcomTalk.com and Freethink Media ...

TORONTO, ON - Geoscientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Istanbul Technical University have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas ...

Although dolomite is relatively plentiful in rocks older than 100 million years, scientists have been unable to replicate the geologic process in the lab—until now. Using a transmission electron ...