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A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes. Gold, Silver, and carbon are elements that form minerals on their own. They are called native elements.
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JUN 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Orangutans are already a generally elusive animal species considering they’re endangered because of habitat loss a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2017Microbiology
It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...JUN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2017Videos
NASA is planning an Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) with the purpose of giving our moon its own moon in order to study a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2017Plants & Animals
For the first time in recorded history, researchers from Texas State University have observed a white-tailed deer munchi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2017Videos
The world has a ton of salt water, but humans can really only drink fresh water. Obviously, something has to give; we ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2017Earth & The Environment
If you’ve glimpsed a picture of a crater lake or been lucky enough to see one yourself, you’ll understand th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 mission will be one the most extensive searches for life on the red planet yet. It will be equipped with b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery at the bottom of the sea has scientists all in a flurry: evidence of what could possibly be the oldes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2017Health & Medicine
A shortage of zinc, an essential mineral, could be connected to the risk of heart disease. Recent study results have sho ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
When the Earth’s magnetic field flips, what does that actually mean? Would things change for us when the Earth&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
Deep-sea mining. Sounds like an extreme sport, doesn’t it? And it just might be the next extreme mineral extractio ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2017Videos
The Dark Star cave system has been called the Everest of the underground world. The only difference is that its depths h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
As we inch closer to the launch date of the ExoMars 2020 rover, experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) are now con ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2017Plants & Animals
There is undoubtedly a problem with the way things are going on our planet. The human species continues to grow and spre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Gluten-free diets have been increasing in popularity for years, but new work from researchers at Harvard suggests it may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2017Videos
The search for other life forms in our Solar System has so far left us with empty hands. We've been searching for decade ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2017Plants & Animals
The next time you wonder about how humans came to be in this world, you might want to give seaweed a big thank you. Imag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Videos
Earth's mantle, the thick layer between the surface and core of our planet, is solid - but it is not rigid. And this cer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 03, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Orangutans are already a generally elusive animal species considering they’re endangered because of habitat loss a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2017
Microbiology
It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
JUN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Videos
NASA is planning an Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) with the purpose of giving our moon its own moon in order to study a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
For the first time in recorded history, researchers from Texas State University have observed a white-tailed deer munchi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2017
Videos
The world has a ton of salt water, but humans can really only drink fresh water. Obviously, something has to give; we ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If you’ve glimpsed a picture of a crater lake or been lucky enough to see one yourself, you’ll understand th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 mission will be one the most extensive searches for life on the red planet yet. It will be equipped with b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery at the bottom of the sea has scientists all in a flurry: evidence of what could possibly be the oldes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
A shortage of zinc, an essential mineral, could be connected to the risk of heart disease. Recent study results have sho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When the Earth’s magnetic field flips, what does that actually mean? Would things change for us when the Earth&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Deep-sea mining. Sounds like an extreme sport, doesn’t it? And it just might be the next extreme mineral extractio
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2017
Videos
The Dark Star cave system has been called the Everest of the underground world. The only difference is that its depths h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As we inch closer to the launch date of the ExoMars 2020 rover, experts from the European Space Agency (ESA) are now con
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
There is undoubtedly a problem with the way things are going on our planet. The human species continues to grow and spre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gluten-free diets have been increasing in popularity for years, but new work from researchers at Harvard suggests it may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2017
Videos
The search for other life forms in our Solar System has so far left us with empty hands. We've been searching for decade
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
The next time you wonder about how humans came to be in this world, you might want to give seaweed a big thank you. Imag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
Earth's mantle, the thick layer between the surface and core of our planet, is solid - but it is not rigid. And this cer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 03, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan