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Mineralogy
Mineralogy: a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. Most mineralogists study minerals of economic value, such as metals like copper, aluminum, and iron ore, as well as gypsum and clays. They determine their physical and chemical properties, how to efficiently retrieve them from ores, and how to process them.
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FEB 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can Mars’ red hue that’s been observed for thousands of years teach us about when water existed on its ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 28, 2024Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Chemistry & Physics
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Ar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Geosciences, a team of researchers led by The Ohio State University have examined dust ga ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t like to zap things, even if only imaginary? Nearly everyone at some point in their life has yelled, &l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 10, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made a breakthrough in the creation of diamond nanothreads. Led by Samuel Dunning and Timothy Strobel, resea ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 28, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2021Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. GillWritten By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and tha ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 14, 2018Microbiology
Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
Researchers have continuously speculated that the Moon might harbor traces of water ice, but new observations conducted ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This fist-sized, glassy rock collected by Micheal Zanetti. Credit: Micheal Zanetti About 38 million years ago, an estima ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 25, 2017Videos
There are tons of naturally-occurring minerals in the world; well over 4,000 to speak numerically, but up to 208 of thos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2016Microbiology
The Arctic is melting down at an unequaled rate, shaped by a multitude of circumstances. One of the most influential of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2015Space & Astronomy
Two-tone mineral veins at a site NASA's Curiosity rover has reached by climbing a layered Martian mountain offer clues a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can Mars’ red hue that’s been observed for thousands of years teach us about when water existed on its
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 28, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Ar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Geosciences, a team of researchers led by The Ohio State University have examined dust ga
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t like to zap things, even if only imaginary? Nearly everyone at some point in their life has yelled, &l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made a breakthrough in the creation of diamond nanothreads. Led by Samuel Dunning and Timothy Strobel, resea
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. Gill
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and tha
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 14, 2018
Microbiology
Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have continuously speculated that the Moon might harbor traces of water ice, but new observations conducted
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This fist-sized, glassy rock collected by Micheal Zanetti. Credit: Micheal Zanetti About 38 million years ago, an estima
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 25, 2017
Videos
There are tons of naturally-occurring minerals in the world; well over 4,000 to speak numerically, but up to 208 of thos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2016
Microbiology
The Arctic is melting down at an unequaled rate, shaped by a multitude of circumstances. One of the most influential of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Two-tone mineral veins at a site NASA's Curiosity rover has reached by climbing a layered Martian mountain offer clues a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim