A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Credit: E. Cottrell, Smithsonian. If you’re ...

High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the continents, oceans and life on Earth Emma Saaty NMNH research geologist ...

The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet that never formed. When our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago, the ...

Elias Rugen receives funding from Natural Environmental Research Council. Graham Shields does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

When newcomers show up to the Spokane Rock Rollers’ clubhouse, many have pockets heavy with their favorite rocks in hopes that there’s something truly special in the mix. “Like everybody, I had a ...