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

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

NASA is using a high-altitude ER-2 aircraft and the AVIRIS-5 sensor to map critical minerals across the American West, supporting research on resources used in electronics, clean energy, and national ...

Earth's atmosphere is surprisingly contributing to the Moon, a new study reveals. Tiny particles, guided by magnetic fields, ...

AVIRIS-5 is one of the newest tools in a joint research project from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) called GEMx. The project is designed to search for surface traces of critical minerals, ...

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water managed to survive Earth’s transition from an early molten state to a largely ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers ...

Globalization delivered cheap goods, but at what cost to American workers? Author David J. Lynch joins "The Takeout" to discuss his new book, "The World's Worst Bet." President Trump is expected to ...

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 ...