Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...

Graphite is also made of carbon atoms, but with a different arrangement—explaining why diamond is the hardest mineral and graphite (used in pencil lead) is one of the softest. Rubies are formed ...

That's because rocks are made of different minerals and rocks get their names (mostly) from what minerals they contain. Now, much of the time, once you've been trained to identify minerals, you can ...

A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone presence of water, an important ingredient for life ...

It's not as processed as table salt, but there are normally no extra chemicals added, and its natural minerals stay intact. Rock salt is different. In certain regions of the world, buried hundreds ...

Vitamin C helps wounds to heal. There are lots of different minerals, such as calcium, iron and zinc. Different minerals do different jobs in the body. Calcium can be found in foods like milk ...

In the Kits: #12: Shark tooth (specifically, the enamel of the tooth) Recrystallization - A process by which the minerals making up the original shell or bone of a fossil change into a different ...

Mars’ famous red color might come from a different mineral than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Pinning down the chemical ...