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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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MAR 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 SullivanFEB 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has demonstrated that bone injuries can be repaired using a sheet of a carbon compound that has photocatalytic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study, entitled Biological responses to disturbance from simulated deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining, was publis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioFEB 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Engineers want to use peptides—small proteins that carry out essential tasks in our cells—to construct bioel ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 24, 2017Videos
Did you know what oil sands production emits 3 to 4 times the amount of greenhouse gases than producing conventional cru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2017Infographics
Much like the creatures form the land of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar, glowing (or bioluminescent) animals ha ...JAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the types of exoplanets that stick out most to astronomers who study the curious and distant heavens are hot, gas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
The Curiosity Rover on Mars is always searching for interesting things that might help researchers answer the long-lasti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
A couple of specific spots on the red planet in our Solar System, Mars, might just foster zones of interest after scient ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Videos
Survivors of heart attacks or other damage to the heart sometimes finding their heart hardening, quite literally. The pr ...NOV 12, 2016Plants & Animals
Were dinosaurs smart? We may have the first chance to find out after having found what appears to be an old fossil of a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2016Videos
Gary King, PhD, Professor of Microbial Biology, Louisiana State University gives a lecture on global climate change and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Plants & Animals
Somewhere in the Asian country of Mongolia is the Gobi Desert, and somewhere in the Gobi Desert lies one of the largest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro ...OCT 16, 2016Videos
A study conducted over a period of 13 years showed that a high number of American adults take regular dietary supplement ...Written By: Kara Marker
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
FEB 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has demonstrated that bone injuries can be repaired using a sheet of a carbon compound that has photocatalytic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study, entitled Biological responses to disturbance from simulated deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining, was publis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
FEB 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Engineers want to use peptides—small proteins that carry out essential tasks in our cells—to construct bioel
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 24, 2017
Videos
Did you know what oil sands production emits 3 to 4 times the amount of greenhouse gases than producing conventional cru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2017
Infographics
Much like the creatures form the land of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar, glowing (or bioluminescent) animals ha
...
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the types of exoplanets that stick out most to astronomers who study the curious and distant heavens are hot, gas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The Curiosity Rover on Mars is always searching for interesting things that might help researchers answer the long-lasti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
A couple of specific spots on the red planet in our Solar System, Mars, might just foster zones of interest after scient
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Videos
Survivors of heart attacks or other damage to the heart sometimes finding their heart hardening, quite literally. The pr
...
NOV 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Were dinosaurs smart? We may have the first chance to find out after having found what appears to be an old fossil of a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2016
Videos
Gary King, PhD, Professor of Microbial Biology, Louisiana State University gives a lecture on global climate change and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
Somewhere in the Asian country of Mongolia is the Gobi Desert, and somewhere in the Gobi Desert lies one of the largest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro
...
OCT 16, 2016
Videos
A study conducted over a period of 13 years showed that a high number of American adults take regular dietary supplement
...
Written By:
Kara Marker