Blue-green algae bind rare earth elements
Rare earth elements (REEs), find use in hundreds of modern conveniences, but their sources are...
A geochemical journey from the center of the Earth
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yale researchers have a new theory to explain some of the...
Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable energy future. But at what cost?
In spring 1949, three prospectors armed with Geiger counters set out to hunt for treasure...
Enhancing Food Security Through Earth Science Data
Food security is defined as all people, at all times, having physical, social,...
How many early human species existed on Earth?
We Homo sapiens didn't used to be alone. Long ago, there was a lot more...
U of Louisiana-Lafayette mini-satellite zipping around Earth
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A cubical satellite small enough to sit on the palm of...
Massive new dinosaur might be the largest creature to ever roam Earth
The 98 million-year-old remains of what might be the largest animal to walk Earth —...
Light from supernova blast reached Earth 1,700 years ago — ScienceDaily
Astronomers are winding back the clock on the expanding remains of a nearby, exploded star....
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years, new study finds — ScienceDaily
Earth's ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be...
Defending Earth against dangerous asteroids: Q&A with NASA’s Lindley Johnson
It's a cosmic roll of the dice. There's no doubt that a major asteroid or...