Apollo mission rocks shed light on the moon’s early history
A new analysis of rock samples brought back from NASA's Apollo missions help clear up questions about the moon's formation and lava-covered early years.
Feb. 25, 2021 • ~6 min
How rocks on Earth rusted and turned red
A new discovery about how rocks on Earth rusted and turned red could help predict what will happen with future climate change, researchers report.
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~5 min
Ancient Mars was more like Iceland than Idaho
New research used spots on Earth, including Iceland and Idaho, to study the seasons on ancient Mars.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~8 min
Rocks may hold clues to Earth’s galactic history
"An extremely interesting question is, what has Earth encountered in its path around the galaxy?" A new method looks to rocks to find out.
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~7 min
Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains' complex tectonic history
Earth's magnetic field locks information into lava as it cools into rock. Millions of years later, scientists can decipher this magnetic data to build geologic timelines and maps.
Nov. 2, 2020 • ~9 min
An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet
To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the air. One promising solution: spreading rock dust on farm fields.
July 16, 2020 • ~8 min
Meteorites from Mars contain clues about the red planet's geology
Martian meteorites allow scientists here on Earth to decode that planet's geology, more than a decade before the first missions are scheduled to bring rocks back home from Mars.
June 16, 2020 • ~6 min
Volcanoes may have shaped oxygen’s evolution on Earth
"...an evolution of the mantle of the Earth could control an evolution of the atmosphere of the Earth, and possibly an evolution of life."
June 15, 2020 • ~6 min
Ancient rocks may determine earthquakes in Australia
"We found that in regions where weaker rocks are present, earthquakes may rupture faults under low friction."
June 10, 2020 • ~5 min
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